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Blue-ringed octopus: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Hapalochlaena

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Greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Female blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.)
Blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata)
A blue-ringed octopus with bright blue rings on its beige body crawls over a rocky, coral-strewn seabed.
blue-ringed octopus
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