

''Abdopus aculeatus'' is a small octopus species in the order Octopoda. ''A. aculeatus'' has the common name of algae octopus due to its typical resting camouflage, which resembles a gastropod shell overgrown with algae. It is small in size with a mantle around the size of a small orange and legs 25 cm in length, and is adept at mimicking its surroundings.
Aculeatus has been described as "the only land octopus", because it lives on beaches, walking from one tidal pool to the next as.. more
Similar species: Octopuses
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Uploaded Aug 17, 2018. Captured Aug 13, 2018 09:52.
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I was diving with my favourite macro-spotter during this dive and he was the one who found it :D Posted 4 years ago