Photo of the day

The Caribbean reef octopus is as stealthy as it is striking, an iridescently-skinned species found in cozy coral neighborhoods settled in their well-hidden rocky lairs. Like their fellow cephalopod friends, the reef octopus is one of the most intelligent of all invertebrates, with the ability to remember complicated spatial layouts concealing friends and foe, use tools like coconut husks to camouflage their habitats, and rapidly change the texture, pattern, and color of their cloak to quietly disappear in plain sight… 🐙