![]() Shackleton describes the encounter as a once in a lifetime opportunity-only a handful of people have ever seen one in the wild. The female is resplendent with color and she has a technicolor cape that she can remove and leave behind when pursued by predators. The size difference is the largest in the animal kingdom and is believed to result in difficult procreation, particularly for the male who loses his hectocotylus (modified arm that delivers sperm) while mating and then dies. ![]() Females grow to an average length of two meters-the males, on the other hand grow to only about two and a half centimeters in length. The blanket octopus is known for its beauty and its sexual size‐dimorphic-it belongs to the genus Tremoctopus. The sighting came about as Shackleton was snorkeling in the reef near Lady Elliot Island, which is off the coast of Queensland.
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