Why Do Octopuses Remind Us So Much of Ourselves?
Published 14 Mar 2018, 18:23 GMT, Updated 14 Mar 2018, 21:58 GMT
A Pacific red octopus, Octopus rubescens, shows its suckers. Each one can be controlled independently, bending and twisting to provide not just suction but also formidable strength and surprising dexterity.
A Capricorn night octopus jets away, using muscles in its mantle to force water through the tubular funnel visible below the eye.
Photographed at Queensland Sustainable Sealife, AustráliaMany young octopuses, like the juvenile day octopus (Octopus cyanea), grow extremely fast.
Photographed at Dive Gizo, Solomon IslandsAn astonishing diversity of octopus species inhabits the oceans from the tropics to the poles. Wunderpus photogenicus, aka the wunderpus, lives in the warm, shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Photographed at Caldwell Lab, Uc Berkeley