“As someone who’s describing the species, you get to pick what the specific name. One of the thoughts I had was making it Opisthotheusis Adorabilis – because, yeah, they’re really cute!” The species, ...

In fact, the fist-sized pink octopus is so cute scientists may call her “Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis.” Researchers in the US state of California are looking for an appropriate Latin species ...

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But so does a cute wide-eyed, pink and squishy little octopus. The newly discovered, cartoon-like creature is so cute that “adorable” might become part of its scientific name.

In fact, it can actually be an incredibly cute thing. Just take the precious little octopus in this video, for instance. All this adorable little creature wants is to play with his human caretaker.

In fact, the fist-sized pink octopus is so cute scientists may call her "Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis." Researchers are looking for a name for this tiny octopus, which is undeniably adorable.