Veined octopus assessing a shell for its suitability as a home, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Veined octopus assessing a shell for its suitability as a home, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Veined octopus are 'tool-users' - they carry shells and cocnut shells around in the arms, hiding themselves in the shell when threatened. Lembeh Strait in N Sulawesi is famous for its unusually high marine biodiversity, particularly of unusual animals that live on the exposed sand areas.

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Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Photo credit: © Matthew Oldfield Underwater Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: amphioctopus, animals, behaviour, cephalopods, indonesia, intelligence, invertebrates, lembeh, macro, marginatus, marine, molluscs, octopus, shell, strait, sulawesi, tool, underwater, veined, zoology