#rare larval Wunderpus octopus

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Taipei-based photographer Wu Yung-sen has been deep sea diving and photographing marine life for four years.

On a blackwater dive in 2020 — unable to see the bottom and surrounded by impenetrable space — he chanced upon a rare larval Wunderpus octopus, totally transparent. 🐙⚪

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Rare larval Wunderpus octopus, totally transparent.

Photographer Wu Yung-sen.

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Photographer Wu Yung-sen has been deep sea diving and photographing marine life for four years. On a recent blackwater dive—unable to see the bottom and surrounded by impenetrable space—he chanced upon a rare larval Wunderpus octopus, totally transparent.

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Stunning. a wunderpus octopus.

Photographer Wu Yung-sen has been deep sea diving and photographing marine life for four years. On a blackwater dive—unable to see the bottom and surrounded by impenetrable space—he chanced upon a rare larval Wunderpus octopus, totally transparent. pic.twitter.com/EuMomBx9Yc— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) November 4, 2023

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A Wunderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) in its larval stage. At this stage, it is transparent and drifts in the open ocean as plankton.

It was during a blackwater dive in Anilo in the Philippines that the Taipei-based photographer Wu Yung-sen encountered this rare specimen. The delicate baby octopus was exhibiting its brilliantly red brain within its translucent head. The Wunderpus photogenicus (literally meaning photogenic wonder) inhabits the coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean south of the Philippines. The adults display an individually unique pattern of white spots and bands along their arms, mantle, head, and eye stalks over a rusty brownish-red background. They are able to contort themselves and change their color patterns when disturbed or threatened so as to either blend in with their surroundings or mimic some sea creatures like the venomous spiny lion fish to ward off their threats. However, the young larvae does not profit from this protective mechanism.

📷 Wu Yung-sen

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Transparent Octopus Caught by Blackwater Photographer [Interview]

Lured by mystery, blackwater photographers dive at night into icy, pitch-dark depths. A Taipei-based photographer  chanced upon a rare larval Wunderpus octopus and captured the transparent baby octopus encasing its own brilliantly red brain

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