Alien Octopus Deep Sea

New species of tiny blue octopus discovered in Galápagos

Tiny alienlike blue octopus discovered lurking off the Galápagos Islands

A golf ball-size octopus found on the deep seafloor off the Galápagos Islands is an entirely new species, scientists just announced.

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New 'alien' octopus species discovered deep off Galápagos (video)

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See the adorably tiny octopus discovered off the Galápagos Islands

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Strange new species of blue octopus discovered by scientists 5,900 feet underwater: "It's beautiful"

The team from the Charles Darwin Foundation had just discovered a new species of octopus about 5,900 feet below the water's surface, according to research published on Monday.

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Scientists discover adorable tiny blue octopus near Galapagos Islands

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Scientists discovered a new type of octopus. It's bright blue and the size of a golf ball

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The color of this new and unusual blue octopus is what helps it survive

A new blue octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, was recently discovered near Darwin Island in northern Galápagos.

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A rare octopus the size of a golf ball just surfaced in a live camera feed 6,000 feet below the Galápagos — a brand-new species no one had laid eyes on until now

Nearly 6,000 feet beneath the Galápagos Islands, in water so deep that no trace of sunlight reaches the seafloor, a remotely operated vehicle’s camera caught something unexpected: a tiny, vivid blue octopus drifting through the darkness,

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30 Alien-Like Deep-Sea Creatures Documented By MBARI

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, where sunlight can’t reach, lives a world full of creatures that look more like aliens than animals we know. Researchers at ...