Dr. Alex Schnell observes a Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) while on a dive with wildlife photographer and local dive guide, Benhur Sarinda. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_48.jpg
Dr. Roger Hanlon on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_34.jpg
Dr. Alex Schnell on location on Lizard Island, Australia. (National Geographic for Disney/Harriet Spark)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_35.jpg
Dr. Alex Schnell in full SCUBA gear, ready to dive with a Day octopus on the Great Barrier Reef. (National Geographic for Disney/Harriet Spark)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_36.jpg
Camera assistant, Woody Spark, preparing cameras and underwater housings with cinematographer Rory McGuinness. (National Geographic for Disney/Harriet Spark)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_37_R.jpg
Assistant Producer and Safety Diver, Harriet Spark, on the surface after a closed-circuit rebreather dive on the Great Barrier Reef. (National Geographic for Disney/Richard Woodgett)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_38.jpg
Director and cinematographer Adam Geiger, on a closed-circuit rebreather, gives an 'ok' sign as he prepares to dive down and film with a Mimic octopus. (National Geographic for Disney/Harriet Spark)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_39.jpg
Camera Assist Woody Spark passes an underwater camera system to Director and Cinematographer, Adam Geiger, in the water. (National Geographic for Disney/Harriet Spark)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_40.jpg
Director and cinematographer, Adam Geiger, geared up with a closed-circuit rebreather, ready to dive under a pier with the venomous Blue-ringed octopus. (National Geographic for Disney/Harriet Spark)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_41.jpg
Assistant Raquel Trejo helps Dr. Alex Schnell gear up to dive with the Blue-ringed octopus. (National Geographic for Disney/Harriet Spark)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_42.jpg
Series Producer, Sarah Beard, aboard a dive vessel in Port Philip Bay with Dr. Alex Schnell. (National Geographic for Disney/Harriet Spark)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_43.jpg
Director and cinematographer, Adam Geiger, filming on a dive boat in Port Philip Bay with producer and cinematographer Rory McGuinness. (National Geographic for Disney/Harriet Spark)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_44.jpg
Cinematographer Rory McGuinness filming an interview with Dr. Alex Schnell aboard a dive vessel in Port Philip Bay. Alex hugs a water bottle to keep warm in the frigid temperatures. (National Geographic for Disney/Harriet Spark)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_45.jpg
Renowned photographer and local dive guide, Benhur Sarinda, observes a striped Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) on black volcanic sand, while on a dive with Dr. Alex Schnell. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_46_R.jpg
Dr. Alex Schnell observes a Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) while on a dive with wildlife photographer and local dive guide, Benhur Sarinda. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_47_R.jpg
Dr. Alex Schnell on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_33.jpg
A Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) looks up at Dr. Alex Schnell from his position on black volcanic sand, while she observes him. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_50_R.jpg
A Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) looks up at Dr. Alex Schnell from his position on black volcanic sand, while she observes him. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_51_R.jpg
Dr. Alex Schnell observes a Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) with striped coloration while diving with wildlife photographer and local dive guide, Benhur Sarinda. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_52_R.jpg
A Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), with striped skin patterning, stretches out all eight arms across black volcanic sand. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_53_R.jpg
A Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), with striped skin patterning, stretches out all eight arms across black volcanic sand. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_54_R.jpg
A Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), with striped skin patterning, stretches out all eight arms across black volcanic sand. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_55_R.jpg
A Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), with striped skin patterning, stretches out all eight arms across black volcanic sand. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_56_R.jpg
A Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), with striped skin patterning, stretches out all eight arms across black volcanic sand. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_57_R.jpg
A Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) displays bright blue rings, a warning that the venom in her bite is deadly. (National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_UHD_01.jpg
A Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) displays bright blue rings while out of the den, a warning that her venomous bite is deadly. She navigates her world by using her front arms to taste the water for the chemical signatures of potential mates. (National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_UHD_02.jpg
A Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) displays bright blue rings, a warning that the venom in her bite is deadly. (National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_UHD_03.jpg
A Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) displays bright blue rings, a warning that the venom in her bite is deadly. (National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_UHD_04.jpg
A Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) displays bright blue rings while out of the den, a warning that her venomous bite is deadly. She navigates her world by using her front arms to taste the water for the chemical signatures of potential mates.(National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_UHD_05.jpg
A Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) displays bright blue rings, a warning that the venom in her bite is deadly. The blue rings do not change colour like the rest of her skin, but are revealed when the octopus contracts muscles, revealing the vibrant blue underneath. (National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_UHD_06.jpg
Dr. Alex Schnell observes a Day Octopus (Octopus Cyanea) resting on coral with mottled skin coloration and bumpy texture. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_16_R.jpg
Renowned photographer and local dive guide, Benhur Sarinda, preparing for a dive on the Lembeh Strait with fellow dive guide, Rei Kanaling. (National Geographic for Disney/Annabel Robinson)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_01.jpg
Renowned photographer and local dive guide, Benhur Sarinda, preparing for a dive on the Lembeh Strait with fellow dive guide, Rei Kanaling. (National Geographic for Disney/Annabel Robinson)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_02.jpg
Director and DOP Adam Geiger operates a jib arm with Producer / Camera operator, Rory McGuinness, and Camera Assistant, Woody Spark. (National Geographic for Disney/Annabel Robinson)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_03.jpg
A Day octopus (Octopus Cyanea) perched on corals on the Great Barrier Reef. (National Geographic for Disney/Richard Woodgett)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_04.jpg
A Day octopus (Octopus Cyanea) perched on corals on the Great Barrier Reef. (National Geographic for Disney/Richard Woodgett)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_05.jpg
A Day octopus (Octopus Cyanea), with mottled skin coloration, posturing up to peer over nearby corals. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_07_R.jpg
Octopus scientist Dr. Alex Schnell prepares for a dive on the Great Barrier Reef. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_08.jpg
A Day octopus (Octopus Cyanea), perched by a branching coral (Acropora sp.), allows Dr. Alex Schnell to approach and they touch, suckers to fingertips. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_09_R.jpg
A Day octopus (Octopus Cyanea) parachutes her web over a coral head, using her arms to forage in the crevices below, while Dr. Alex Schnell observes on SCUBA. (National Geographic for Disney/Craig Parry)Episode: #1 "Shapeshifters"Air Date 04/21/2024101_SecretsOfTheOctopus_10_R.jpg
