Two Spot Octopus displaying defensive techniques

[Squ1shDaBug]

Ahh, very nice specimen. I think it's a bimaculoides not a bimaculatus. At first I though it was a hummelincki judging by it's size and coloration but, the two blue spots didn't match up correctly.

[fugue137]

Beautiful! Why is the camera not sloshing back and forth with the swells?

[shooting4fun]

Pretty!

[mateusgatooctopus9]

How is a camra working under water?

[Alberad08]

Thank you so much for upload!

[Cnidarious]

Cephalopods are great.

Its a shame there so hard to care for.

and that there life span is so short. ever seen one of the Giant ones?

i hear they have some pretty interesting behavior.

[Scubaman5000]

I've never seen the giant ones. They live further north. I'm hoping to get up north and do some dives and hopefully see one. Cephalopods are my favorite types of animals to encounter so seeing a Giant Pacific Octopus would be awesome for me.

[Cnidarious]

remember to dry suit it.

The water is freezing up here.

you should see some of the bizarre behaviors the GPO has.

you can find them in the strangest places. by any chance do you have the plumose anemone in California?

[Scubaman5000]

Had to check my book for that one. It appears we have Metridium senile here in So. Cal but they're generally further north from where I am. We also have Metridium farcimen which are very common on a wreck in San Diego called the Yukon. There's a number of videos on Youtube that show that wreck and the large population of that particular anemone on it.