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New Flapjack Octopus Species With ‘Dumbo’ Fins Discovered Off Australia
Scientists spotted the octopus while on board the research vessel Investigator in 2022. Australia’s national scientific ...
From tiny worms to giant squid: New global database reveals the hidden power of body size in the ocean
Database, is giving scientists, conservationists, and the public an unprecedented look at the true scale of ocean ...
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A New, Shape-Shifting ‘Flapjack’ Octopus Has Been Discovered in the Deep Sea Off the Coast of Australia
The tiny Carnarvon flapjack octopus is the latest of ten species described by Australian scientists after a 2022 research ...
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New Species Of Flapjack Octopus, A Shape-Shifting Cephalopod Of The Deep, Found In Australia
This newly discovered species of octopus is a deep-sea shapeshifter with large eyes and blood-red tentacles. Sounds ...
Deep-sea 'flapjack' octopus with umbrella-like body found at 1,500-meter depths
A new species of flapjack octopus, with massive eyes and blood-red tentacles, has been discovered from a deep-sea canyon off ...
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‘Long’-armed deep-sea creature with dozens of suckers discovered as new species
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 ...