Alert Diver Category: Parting Shot

Like many octopuses, the female greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is a semelparous animal, which means she reproduces once and then dies. After she lays a clutch of eggs, she quits eating and wastes away while protecting her eggs, dying shortly after her eggs hatch.

While photographing the wrecks throughout the day, I noticed a few wobbegong sharks, but they were difficult to photograph as they rested under ledges or in sheltered spots.