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Octopus mercatoris defensive posture
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When in the open, O. mercatoris, like many small octopus species, assumes a defensive posture with one or both front arms held over the head and between the eyes.
· Date: Tue February 20, 2007 · Views: 2628 · Filesize: 20.1kb, 368.0kb · Dimensions: 1000 x 671 ·
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Animal Mother

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Wed February 21, 2007 5:44pm Rating: 10.00 

Haha, that looks very familiar.

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