They are a protected species and I honestly believe they know that. Garibaldi get in your way, and often ruin photographs as they swim lazily through the photographic area. You can punch and poke at them and they will turn around and simply stick their tongues out at you. They range in size to 14 inches and are found from northern California to Baja, Mexico California. They are reef residents and are commonly found around kelpbeds.
Juveniles are orange with iridescent blue spots, and are shy.
F-stop was set at f11. Octopus are considered by many experts to have the intelligence of a dog. They can rapidly change colors to match their background, so as to hide when frightened. Size is species dependent, but this one was about two feet in diameter. Mean looking as you can see, but the sheep crab is actually a slow moving crab found on reefs and on sandy bottoms.