Credits to: @Choraki

As you strode through the forest, away from any popular paths, you noticed the setting sun creating a wonderfully peaceful orange hue between the leaves of the late-summer woods. You suddenly noticed something moving in the bushes. You stalked closer... and suddenly spotted a tiny, octopus-shaped thing sitting in between the little twigs, trembling as it looked up at you with fearful, wide eyes. It wore a little helmet, nearly too big for its size, and was dead silent.

What was that?