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 Octopuses shimmering in the dark water, their rainbow figures illuminated against the dark and speckled sea. The animals gather their name from the billowing net-like membranes that stretch between a few of their arms. When threatened, or this web is stretched to create a ghostly silhouette to frighten absent potential enemies. More
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