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Scientists spotted the octopus while on board the research vessel Investigator in 2022. Australia’s national scientific ...
A new species of flapjack octopus, with massive eyes and blood-red tentacles, has been discovered from a deep-sea canyon off ...
This newly discovered species of octopus is a deep-sea shapeshifter with large eyes and blood-red tentacles. Sounds ...
Found in waters as deep as 7,000 metres, a Dumbo octopus uses its ears like fins to swim away. The species is part of a tapestry of deep sea ecosystems little known to science and that could be ...
Among these enigmatic regions, the Mariana Trench stands out as the deepest part of the world’s oceans ... for survival in the nutrient-sparse depths of the trench. The Dumbo Octopus An Endearing Deep ...
In March, ISA Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho expressed “deep concern” that the company was attempting to circumvent the UN body’s exclusive ... metres, a Dumbo octopus uses its ears like fins to ...
The tiny Carnarvon flapjack octopus is the latest of ten species described by Australian scientists after a 2022 research ...
Feitian’s Dumbo octopus is considered “small-sized,” measuring about 16 inches long in its natural habitat but shrinking after being brought to the surface, the study said. Its body is ...
The “flapjack” part of its ... of the new octopus species (Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis) Cindy Bessey / CSIRO The Carnarvon flapjack is a type of deep-sea dwelling “dumbo” octopus ...