Octopus Bimaculoides (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Octopus Bimaculoides

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The Californian two-spot octopus is immediately recognizable from the blue spots on either side of its head. The spots are a pair of false eyes that can glow, and are used to fool both victims and larger predators into thinking they are its actual eyes. This species lives for one to two years.

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Judit Pungor

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