Editing Blanket octopus (section)

== Description ==
The [[common blanket octopus]] (''Tremoctopus violaceus'') exhibits one of the most extreme [[Sexual dimorphism#Reproductively advantageous|sexual size-dimorphism]] known in any animal near its size or larger.<ref name=NormanEtAl2002>{{cite journal |author1=Norman, M.D. |author2=Paul, D. |author3=Finn, J. |author4=Tregenza, T. |year=2002 |url=http://www.rsnz.org/publish/nzjmfr/2002/061.php |title=First encounter with a live male blanket octopus: The world's most sexually size-dimorphic large animal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050119235052/http://www.rsnz.org/publish/nzjmfr/2002/061.php |archive-date=January 19, 2005 |df=dmy-all |journal=New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=733–736|doi=10.1080/00288330.2002.9517126 |s2cid=15003259 |doi-access= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Pickrell, John |date=12 August 2003 |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0212_030212_walnutoctopus.html |title="Walnut-size" male octopus seen alive for first time |publisher=National Geographic Society |department=News |access-date=12 February 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050114090729/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0212_030212_walnutoctopus.html |archive-date=14 January 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Females may reach {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} in length, whereas the males are 2.4&nbsp;cm (1 inch). The weight ratio is at least 10,000:1, and can probably reach as much as 40,000:1.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Norman |first=M. D. |first2=Paul ,D. |first3=Finn, J. |last4=and Tregenza |first4=T. |date=2002-12-01 |title=First encounter with a live male blanket octopus: The world's most sexually size‐dimorphic large animal |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00288330.2002.9517126 |journal=New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=733–736 |doi=10.1080/00288330.2002.9517126 |issn=0028-8330}}</ref> Adult Females carry a webbing between their arms, known as a "blanket". This webbing can be unfolded to make the female appear larger when threatened, deterring potential predators.<ref name="Blanket Octopus">{{Cite web |title=Blanket Octopus |url=https://www.barrierreef.org/the-reef/animals/blanket-octopus |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Great Barrier Reef Foundation |language=en}}</ref>