typhlonectes: “ Dumbo Octopus, Grimpoteuthis sp. “ With a ghostly white body, red arms and fin tips, this Grimpoteuthis octopus appears to be dancing in the light from the ROV, like a ballroom dancer with a flowing red dress. At 3,600 meters...
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typhlonectes:

Dumbo Octopus, Grimpoteuthis sp.

With a ghostly white body, red arms and fin tips, this Grimpoteuthis octopus appears to be dancing in the light from the ROV, like a ballroom dancer with a flowing red dress.

At 3,600 meters depth, this deep-sea octopus uses the movement of its large fins and arms to propel itself through the water. They are affectionately called the “dumbo” octopus because of those flapping fins.

via: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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Source: typhlonectes

oceanportal: “ This looks like a great place to hide… The veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus), also known as the coconut octopus, has a skill beyond other cephalopods: it hides under animal and coconut shells, dragging them along the seafloor...
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oceanportal:

This looks like a great place to hide…

The veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus), also known as the coconut octopus, has a skill beyond other cephalopods: it hides under animal and coconut shells, dragging them along the seafloor for protection. This is one of the few examples—if not the only example—of tool use in invertebrates.

Credit: Jeffrey de Guzman/Nature’s Best Photography

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Source: oceanportal