Coconut octopus - Amphioctopus marginatus

This is Amphioctopus marginatus, also known as the coconut octopus as he is often found in an empty coconut shell or several large bivalves held together using his tentacles. Keeping his arms close to his body, he was 3 inches (nearly 8cm) in diameter.

15 June 2014 night

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