Bond dusts off his biology hat in Octopussy when he identifies the octopus tattoo as belonging to the genus Hapalochlaena, a “sign of an old secret order of female bandits and smugglers.”
Roger Moore’s Bond always seems to enjoy showing off his knowledge, and he delivers the scientific name with almost a little too much satisfaction. It’s a very Bond moment: casually dropping marine biology facts while investigating a mysterious criminal organization.
So if you ever wondered the genus of the Octopussy blue-ringed octopus, now you know.
