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The Wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus), as its flattering name suggests, is an incredibly popular subject for underwater photography.

With their lanky limbs and stripes, they look very similar to the mimic octopus. Both species have a similar range and mimic other animals.

#OCTOtober
A Wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) standing on the sea floor. It has its arms together, so it looks skinny and tall. Its mantle and eye stalks are also quite thin. The octopus has an orange colour with some black stripes and white stripes. A blackwater photograph of juvenile wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus). It is facing the camera and has its arms curving and dangling down. Its body is translucent except for its eyes and an internal organ. There are shiny, multicoloured specs in its flesh. Some are blue, green yellow or red. A wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) sitting on the seabed, looking at the camera. It has a thin mantle and eyes on long stocks, with fleshy "horns" above the eyes. Its long arms feeling around and widened. It is orangish brown coloured, with off white stripes. Its suckers are visible, and they alternate in colour with the stripes on the arms. A wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) sitting on the seabed. It has a thin mantle and eyes on long stocks, with fleshy "horns" above the eyes. Its long, thin arms are stretching across the sand. It is mango coloured, with beige, sandy textured stripes. Its suckers are visible, and they alternate in colour with the stripes on the arms.
October 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Piglet squids (genus Helicocranchia) are a genus of small cranchiids known for their goofy appearance. They have a rather large siphon that make them look like a pig with a snout.

Well I guess with their arms raised up cranchiid style, they look like a pig with a crazy hairdo.

#SQUIDtember
A piglet squid (Helicocranchia sp.) floating in the ocean. Its entire body is translucent and is oriented horizontally. Its limbs being held upwards, making it look like it has crazy hairdo. It has a relatively large siphon that is below its head sticking straight out, making it look like a pig with a snout. The picture is from the side. Two In situ photographs of the same female piglet squid (Helicocranchia sp.), anterolateral views, from an ROV photographed floating in front of oil pumping equipment in the Gulf of Guinea at a depth of 1015 m. Arrow in upper photograph points to stub of tentacle. The squid is a slightly translucent beige pink. Its limbs being held upwards, making it look like it has crazy hairdo. It has a relatively large siphon that is below its head sticking straight out, making it look like a pig with a snout, especially since the opening is closed in a way that resembles nostrils. A piglet squid (Helicocranchia sp.) swimming in the ocean. Its limbs are spread out and pointing up, and its mantle is going back. It has black eyes and its siphon is large and going past its head, making it look like a pig with a snout. A floating piglet squid (Helicocranchia sp.). Its body is completely translucent, except for a single, thin, vertically oriented organ. Its limbs being held upwards, making it look like it has crazy hairdo. It has a relatively large siphon that is below its head sticking straight out, making it look like a pig with a snout
September 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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🚨 Wolves need your voice! Right now, Congress is considering spending bills that could strip federal protections from gray wolves in 44 states.

Removing these protections would leave wolves vulnerable to hunting, trapping, and persecution.

📣Take action now: engage.nywolf.org/site/Advocac...
September 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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#Art #Nature #Fox
August 30, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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This little piggy went to the deep sea 🐽😍
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Sea pigs (Scotoplanes sp.) are one of the most commonly sighted animals on the seafloor off Monterey Bay—but plentiful hardly means boring. Unlike most sea cucumbers, sea pigs use their long, stilt-like tube feet to suspend their bodies above the soft mud.
August 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
worldofanimals.bsky.social
#TRex lived about 68-66 million years ago, #Stegosaurus lived about 155-145 million years ago. Humans have only been around for about 300,000 years, so we're much closer in time to T. rex than T. rex was to Stegosaurus. Nuts.
July 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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ausmashmash
Ashley
Photographer East Coast of Australia
"Here's a little #wildlifewednesday moment for you, filmed only an hour ago, as this gorgeous humpback descends into the water right on sunset, ready for the night to take over"
July 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Tricolored Heron - 7/10/25

Wakodahatchee Wetlands - Delray Beach, FL

Canon R8 w/ RF 600mm - 1/1250 at f/11, ISO 1600 #birds #wadingbirds #wakodahatcheewetlands #wildlife #nature #photography #tricoloredheron
July 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Colpoy's Bay, Ontario at dawn

#PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #StormHour #photography #landscape #clouds
July 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
worldofanimals.bsky.social
Amazing photo capturing such diverse colors. The blues and whites of the passerine have such depth.
crafteexyz.bsky.social Craftee XYZ @crafteexyz.bsky.social · Jul 13
🔴 Blue Jay & Northern cardinal 🐦

The "Blue jay" is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America.

The "North Cardinal bird" is most commonly known as the Northern Cardinal.

#Photography #Nature #Birds
#StunDay #Wildlife #Orthinology #BlueJay #BlueSkyArtShow #Texas
July 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
worldofanimals.bsky.social
It still boggles my mind how important insects are to every ecosystem on the planet. Such clever animals.
hgrumbl.bsky.social Mark G @hgrumbl.bsky.social · Jul 13
Clethra alnifolia is in full bloom and the bees are going nuts! 🌱
July 14, 2025 at 4:34 AM
worldofanimals.bsky.social
Sometimes just simple cat cuddles solves EVERYTHING.
democratcats.bsky.social Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · Jul 14
Sleep Sweet, BlueSky 💙
July 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Saturday evening Coop 🪶☀️🌵
Young Cooper’s Hawk portrait
July 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Happy #SixOnSaturday sky-folk. Scorching hot (for Manchester at least) today, all necessary calories likely to be consumed in the form of cold beer. I watered the hell out of everything last night and don't plan on doing much today until it goes dark 🤣 🌱📷

#Bloomscrolling #flowers #UKGardening
A collage grid featuring six pics of whats going on in my garden at the moment. Calendula getting going, crocosmia in full swing, astrantia, geranium blue and white African daisies and pink dianthus. Have a good weekend everyone 🌱
July 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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#SnowcapSaturday

A little male Snowcap #hummingbird for a Saturday evening. From @tapirvalley.bsky.social

#birds #nature #costarica
A small hummingbird perched on a branch with iridescent deep magenta and purple plumage, dark wings, and a distinctive bright white cap on its head. The background is a smooth blur of green foliage.
July 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Phylliidae

#insect #bug #insectleaf #animal #artistonbluesky #digitalart #illustration
June 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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yes youe may kiss mine little hand as a sign of respecte and servitude
yuzu the black hooded rat poking out of a hammock, mid yawn with one little paw beginning to stretch out in front of her yuzu the black hooded rat poking out of a hammock, post yawn with one little paw stretched out in front of her as if waiting for you to kiss it like a loyal subject
June 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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"Morning, Jim!"
"Hey, Tom."
Picture of an owl, looking at the camera, wings pinned back and gliding above a picture of the same owl looking at the camera and raising one wing.
June 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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The last of the bluebells casting their charm throughout the woods.

#bluebells #spring #woodland #ChaletWood #WansteadPark #photographersunited #PhotographersofBluesky #landscape
Morning sunrise through a woodland of trees. The ground covered in bluebells and the shadows of the trees visible making their presence known. The bright green leaves on the trees illuminated further by the bright sun.
May 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Black rhino in Mt Kenya region

#rhino #rhinoceros #mammal #africa #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #wildlifephoto #wildlifelovers #wildlifephotos #wildlifesafari #safari #wildlifepictures #animal #animallovers #animalplanet #naturephotography
April 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Is this sea equivalent taking an Uber 🚕?

An Octopus takes a ride on the back of a Turtle.

#WildlifePhotography
#NatureIsBeautiful #Turtle 🐢 #Octopus 🐙
April 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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A beautiful image of a Gray Wolf and her pup having some love.

📷 Credit: Holly Kuchera.

#WildlifePhotography #Wolf #Wolves 🐺
A beautiful image of a Gray Wolf and her pup having some love. 📷 Credit: Holly Kuchera.
April 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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🔊 Sound Up 🔊

Do you want a lesson in hypnotherapy for animals?

Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible for the ethics (or lack of) of the therapist!! 😹
February 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Our amazing planet
January 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Here are some nice mushrooms
A family of splitgill mushrooms grow aligned on the edge of an upturned branch in a bare winter forest. They look like seashells on wet stone All photos by me
January 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM