Images Dated 9th December 2004

VT-8388 Common Sydney OCTOPUS - close-up, endemic

VT-8388
Common Sydney OCTOPUS - close-up, endemic
Sydney Harbour, Australia
Octopus tetricus
It feeds on shellfish and small crabs which it drills and poisons before eating the paralyised contents, gives toxic bite. Females eat the male after mating
Valerie & Ron Taylor
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VT-8389 Tropical Day OCTOPUS

VT-8389
Tropical Day OCTOPUS
Great Barrier Reef. Australia.
Octopus cyanea
It iss a camouflage expert, it lays up to 6000 000 eggs which hatch into tiny planktonic young. Large females eat the male after mating
Valerie & Ron Taylor
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Palau Jellyfish - Mass

VT-8397
Palau Jellyfish - Mass
Jellyfish Lake, Palau
Thysanostoma thysanura
Millions of years ago, jellyfish were trapped in this lake in the hills of Palau after a submerged reef rose from the sea, creating a landlocked saltwater lake. The lake is now home to millions of jellyfish, they have adapted to the new conditions by losing their sting and they follow the sun which is necessary for then to synthesize their food
Valerie & Ron Taylor
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