If it is some trap, better that I die than let them hurt me more, she told herself. She hid the blade under her cloak.
ACOK SANSA II
Tricker treat!
Happy SAMHAIN!!!
Seven-arm Octopus (Haliphron atlanticus), family Alloposidae, in the deep sea of the coast of southern California, USA
This is one of the largest octopus species, with an estimated total length of 3.5 meters (11 feet) and a mass of 75 kg (165 lb)
This octopus does have 8 arms, but the hectocotylus (a specially modified arm used in egg fertilization) is coiled in a sac beneath the right eye, and is not easily seen.
This species is rarely seen by humans.
photographs via:Â Schmidt Ocean Institute