The researchers dubbed the sea creature the Carnarvon flapjack octopus (Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis). Carnarvon derives ...

This newly discovered species of octopus is a deep-sea shapeshifter with large eyes and blood-red tentacles. Sounds terrifying? Don’t fret: these strange little guys are smaller than a golf ball.

The tiny Carnarvon flapjack octopus is the latest of ten species described by Australian scientists after a 2022 research ...

As the ROV got closer, the octopus pushed off the rocks and swam a short distance away. The new species of Dumbo octopus seen in its natural habitat. Photo from Tang, Zheng and Zhang (2025 ...