Shapeshifting octopus changes colour to appear invisible on ocean floor - can you spot it?

A snap of a shapeshifting octopus has got people in a tangle trying to spot the camouflaged critter.
The colour-changing cephalopod is almost impossible to spot as it hides on the ocean floor off Ari Atoll in the Maldives.
Ari Atoll caught the creature on camera as it hid in the coral before it revealing itself and gliding along the seabed.
The animal switches between brown and deep-sea green as it matches its surroundings, making it virtually impossible to see.

The Ocotopus is impossible to spot as it camouflages itself on the ocean floor (Photo: Caters)  

It emerges when diver Enda Kesim disturbs the seabed critter (Photo: Caters)

Diver Enda, from Istanbul, Turkey said: "I've been diving for 10 years and I have never seen anything like this before.
"Being able to watch an octopus perform such a show was just amazing.
"It was like it was playing a game with me, saying: 'Look at me and look what I can do.'"

 Shape-shiftings Octopuses are considered to be one of the most intelligent animals (Photo: Caters)

 After interchanging between its natural brown complexion and the deep-sea green of its surroundings several times, the animal then stretches over a reef (Photo: Caters)

Enda said octopuses are one of the most elusive sea animals because they usually hide in rock holes. 

 This colour-changing cephalopod was caught on camera by Enda Kesim at the Ari Atoll in the Maldives (Photo: Caters)

The diver said he tried to stay back to avoid the octopus skirting ink and ruining the shot.

He said it was one of the best moments he has ever experienced under the waves.