Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) hunting on a reef. This octopus is typically brown, but has the ability to rapidly change colour and skin texture to blen

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Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) hunting on a reef. This octopus is typically brown, but has the ability to rapidly change colour and skin texture to blend in with its surroundings. Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt.

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Photo credit: © GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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