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Best places to dive with Wonderpus octopus
Wunderpus photogenicus
A slender long-armed octopus with a fixed rusty-brown-and-white pattern unique to each individual, often confused with the mimic octopus. Emerges over open sand, usually around dawn and dusk. A classic Lembeh macro target.
Destinations ranked by how reliably wonderpus octopus is seen. The bars show the likelihood by month — never a guarantee. See the full species page for more.
Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
| Month | Likelihood |
|---|---|
| January | occasional |
| February | occasional |
| March | occasional |
| April | occasional |
| May | occasional |
| June | occasional |
| July | occasional |
| August | occasional |
| September | occasional |
| October | occasional |
| November | occasional |
| December | occasional |
A regular muck-site octopus at Secret Bay and similar black-sand slopes; often active at dusk.
Dauin, Philippines
| Month | Likelihood |
|---|---|
| January | occasional |
| February | occasional |
| March | occasional |
| April | occasional |
| May | occasional |
| June | occasional |
| July | occasional |
| August | occasional |
| September | occasional |
| October | occasional |
| November | occasional |
| December | occasional |
One of the cephalopod draws of the Dauin sand; seen emerging over the muck at dawn and dusk, but not on every dive.
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
| Month | Likelihood |
|---|---|
| January | occasional |
| February | occasional |
| March | occasional |
| April | occasional |
| May | occasional |
| June | occasional |
| July | occasional |
| August | occasional |
| September | occasional |
| October | occasional |
| November | occasional |
| December | occasional |
Present year-round at muck sites such as Hairball and TK; most active in low light and not seen every dive.