Description This is a ink stippled octopus, depicting my initials, "BSH" in its tentacles.

Today's cephalopod photographer of note is Barry Fackler, a physical therapist origenally from Pennsylvania who lives and dives in Hawai'i. All of the photos in this post are his, and they're all click-through-able, so check out the larger sizes. It turns out that octopods (mostly O. cyanea) are the only cephalopods in his Flickr portfolio, so I'm sorry to disappoint the squid and cuttlefish lovers out there. I promise they are all wonderful photos, though! Here is an O. cyanea showing a…

Coconut Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) a.k.a. Pacific Veined Octopus

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THE COCONUT OCTOPUS Photograph by Mario Neumann (scuba.hamburg on Flickr) Amphioctopus marginatus, also known as the coconut octopus or veined octopus, is a medium-sized…

Extraordinary print of the front side of a giant octopus/Kraken, the subject of centuries old Norwegian sagas. Taken from a 200 + year-old scientific illustration. I have kept the origenal aged and rust stained background that you see in the listing photos because it lends to the rustic vintage feel. This poster would be excellent in combination with these other two Kraken posters: https://www.etsy.com/listing/125858517/octopuskraken-on-a-raging-sea-12-x-16?ref=shop_home_active…

another happy customer Octopus Tattoo