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Wonderpus

Wunderpus photogenicus

Photo by RobertSuntay
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Beautiful brown and white stripes. Just a bit larger than a man's hand.

Habitat:

The habitat of the Wonderpus octopus consists of open areas of sand, often black sand, where there are few places of refuge. They live in burrows in the sand. Spotted this one in Toros Point (Secret Bay), Anilao, Batangas, Philippines

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WoWWW! Amazing video! Thank you for sharing
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PublishedOctober 25, 2011

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