30 — Macroctopus maorum

Macroctopus maorum, Pilot bay Wharf,
Mt. Maunganui, 21/9/16

Macroctopus maorum, Pilot bay Wharf,
Mt. Maunganui, 21/9/16

Macroctopus maorum, Pilot bay Wharf,
Mt. Maunganui, 21/9/16

Macroctopus maorum, Pilot bay Wharf,
Mt. Maunganui, 21/9/16

I was having a look around the base of Mt. Maunganui (as there was a really low tide) and came across an octopus (Macroctopus maorum).

Octopuses are masters of colour change and if you look through the following pictures you can see that this octopus changes colour more than once.











































More info:

https://www.google.co.nz/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=octopus+tetricus