juvenile palmate blanket octopus or pelagic octopus, Tremoctopus gracilis, holding pieces of stinging tentacles from a Portuguese man-o-war , Hawaii

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juvenile palmate blanket octopus or pelagic octopus, Tremoctopus gracilis, holding pieces of stinging tentacles from a Portuguese man-o-war in its raised arms; these are presumably used for defense; photographed at night in the surface waters of the open ocean off the Kona coast of Hawaii Island ( the Big Island), Hawaii, USA ( Central Pacific Ocean );

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Size: 5135px × 3424px
Location: offshore Kona, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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