Pacific Red Octopus, Octopus rubescens is our most commonly encountered octo here in the Salish Sea. You shouslnt handle them thiugh, because they have a venomous beak in the center of all their tentacles. That venom helps them to immobilize small crabs that it preys upon before the crabs pinchers can do damage to the octopus. #octopus #redoctopus #salishsea #portofseattle #gigharbor #wa #pnw #wildlife #fieldtrip #penmetparks