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This clever little fellow might remind you of another species of octopus that we have explored. The Atlantic Longarm Octopus (Octopus defilippi) is a close relative of the Indo-Pacific Mimic Octopus. As the name suggests, this species of octopus has incredibly long arms in relation to its body length. The arms are commonly around 30cm in length whereas the body is only about 6cm. The Atlantic Longarm Octopus can grow to about 36 inches or 1 meter in length when the body and arm lengths are measured. The arms are normally more than 7 times the length of the body! They are quite distinctive with their reddish brown colouring and small white spots however as with many other species they are able to change their color and texture as the need arises. They have eyes high up on the head with a distinctive bump above each one. Check out this beautiful Striated Frog Fish at the Blue Heron Bridge yesterday and today. This Yellowface Blenny was dancing with itself, because there was a mirror image of itself. Found these two flounders at the Blue Heron Bridge today. While nite diving at the Blue Heron Bridge a cute little Banded-Arm Brittle Star came out to play. When it's a fish!! This a Lancer Dragonet another example of the wonderful and exotic finds at the World Famous Blue Heron Bridge. To experience it yourself, contact us direct via the contact tab above. Bobbit worm from last night's nite dive a the Blue Heron Bridge. P.S. John Bobbit was nowhere in sight. LOL Umm maybe not this one. When I first saw this i thought is was a rolled up plastic bag so I grabbed it and it moved so I watched for a minute and it started digging in the sand. What a find. |
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