5313 x 3391 px | 45 x 28,7 cm | 17,7 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
16 mars 2005
Lieu:
Kwato channel, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
Informations supplémentaires:
Nikonos RS SLR camera; Nikonos 50mm objective and Rene Aumann UW Services X2 teleconverter; two Nikonos S-105 strobes; Ektachrome VS 100 film; F16; 1/125s; TTL. Taken at: 19m depth; diving from MS. FeBrina. Trip organised by Chris Newbert of RS Tours. Shot on: 16:00 16 March 2005; sunny day, flat calm with no current. Mimic octopus danced across the sea-floor for 30 minutes interacting with divers. The Mimic Octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus, is a species of octopus that has the amazing ability to copy other sea dwelling creatures. It can reach up to 60 cm in length. They typically have brown and white bands or spots. Based on observation, the mimic octopus may decide which animal to impersonate depending on local predators. For example, when the octopus was being attacked by damselfish, it was observed that the octopus appeared as a banded sea snake, a damselfish predator.
