The Hairy Octopus

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s considered the holy grail of critters because they’re extremely rare and usually only spotted during a short period of time: the Hairy Octopus. Once you’ve seen Wonderpus, Mimic, Blue-Ring and Mototi, this is probably the ultimate Cephalopod left on the list.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]But what is so special about this type of Octopus? The Hairy Octopus is usually only a few centimeters in size and well camouflaged due to it’s long “hair” or tissue which is covers its body. Therefore, it blends in perfectly with surrounding algae. Once spotted the Hairy Octopus usually starts moving around and you can see the whole thing pulsating and changing colors from white, red or brown. To me, it’s purely one of the cutest critters out there!
[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7464″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Check out the pictures and this short video and decide whether this cutie is worth putting on your list. You’d have to head to Lembeh to tick it off though: the Hairy Octopus has only been spotted in the Lembeh Strait so far and has not even been given a scientific name![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czdC5af9vHQ” align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]