The giant Pacific octopus grows bigger and lives longer than any other octopus species. Explore more here: http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/animals/ | National Geographic Australia

🐙 As the largest of all octopus species, the giant Pacific octopus has certainly earned its name! While often sporting a reddish coloration, they can change color and texture at will to hide from predators or sneak up on prey. Learn more: https://oceana.ly/47at8Lq | Oceana

WATCH: The giant Pacific octopus is the largest octopus in the world! 🐙 Learn more with our Marine Life Encyclopedia: https://oceana.ly/4aUkHoC | Oceana

💪🐙The Maori Octopus is one of the largest & strongest octopus species found around New Zealand & Australia. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 🙌 They’ve got long and muscular arms , the front pair being the longest and broadest (up to 9.8ft/3 metres).⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 👽 They flex their skin revealing a spiky appearance in some postures with white cosmic spots that glisten as they crawl along the sea floor.⁣ Aren’t they gorgeous? ⁣ ⁣⁣ 🐬⚠️ A bottlenose dolphin was found dead & washed ashore in Western Australia with a Maori Octopus