While navigating the waters near Romblon Island in the Philippines,diver Joseph Elayani came across a magnificent sight. Elayani and fellow divers encountered two female Blanket Octopi shimmering in the murky water, their rainbow figures illuminated against the murky and speckled sea. The animals catch their name from the billowing net-like membranes that stretch between a few of their arms. When threatened, and this web is stretched to create a ghostly silhouette to frighten away potential enemies. More
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