Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus), Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus), Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus), Anilao, Philippines

Shane Gross / Larval Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) drifting in the open ocean at night off Anilao, Philippines.

Shane Gross / Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) in its juvenile or larval stage. At this stage it is transparent and drifts in the open ocean as plankton. Anilao, Philippines.

Juergen Freund / Wonderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) Indo-pacific.

Juergen Freund / Wonderpus (Wonderpus photogenicus) swimming well above the sea bed. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Wonderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) octopus on sea bed, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) reared up on its long arms for a better view. Dauin, Dauin Marine Protected Area, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Bohol Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) in its juvenile or larval stage. At this stage it is transparent and drifts in the open ocean as plankton. Image made in the open ocean at night off Anilao,...

Shane Gross / Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) in its juvenile or larval stage. At this stage it is transparent and drifts in the open ocean as plankton. Anilao, Philippines.

Georgette Douwma / Wonderpus (Wonderpus photogenicus). West Papua, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.