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Hunting Octopus This Starry Night Octopus - Octopus luteus was seen hunting, it envelops a rock with its tentacles to prevent the escape of probably a crab. Bali,Geotagged,Indonesia,Octopus,Octopus luteus,Starry night octopus Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Hunting Octopus

This Starry Night Octopus - Octopus luteus was seen hunting, it envelops a rock with its tentacles to prevent the escape of probably a crab.

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The Starry Night Octopus - Octopus luteus is a nocturnal octopus and usually only seen at night time when they come out to hunt. Unlike most other species of Octopus, they don't change colour too much, mostly reddish brown with white spots.
Also referred to as Callistoctopus luteus

Similar species: Octopuses
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Jul 26, 2017. Captured in Jl. Silayukti, Padangbai, Manggis, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80871, Indonesia.