Ghostly Dumbo Octopus Makes Rare Appearance in Dazzling Deep-Sea Video

[Judi Lynn]

By Kimberly Hickok, Reference Editor | October 29, 2018 04:50pm ET


A pale-white octopus was just moseying along in the dark sea when it drifted into view of a research vessel's underwater remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) named Hercules.

The incredible video captured of the seemingly friendly, little eight-legged ghost elicited squeals of delight and wonder from the team behind the camera on the E/V Nautilus, who immediately identified the animal as a rare dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis sp.).

"Oh, and the world loves a dumbo," one of the team members said Oct. 23 when the video was captured. [Gallery: Cutest Creatures from Deep Sea Canyons]

The enchanting creature calmly flapped its two large fins as it cruised slowly through the dark. After a few seconds, the octopus opened up its tentacles in an elegant display, revealing its umbrella of legs with eight rows of suckers.

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Awwwwwwwww.

[dem4decades]

1. Cute as a puppy.

[htuttle]

2. Sure, they seem cute now, but when they grow up?

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[dem4decades]

3. LOL Considering what we do to their ocean, I'm rooting for that.

[htuttle]

5. I have a lot of respect and awe for Cephalopods

They seem like giant brains with 8 arms living and floating in 3D space on 71% of the planet. They're better adapted to this planet than we are.

Why do we say we're in charge here? I suppose it's because we've been able to kill more of them than us, lately.

Though that wasn't always the case...

[cstanleytech]

6. Well to be perfectly honest what they were swimming in was already technically sewage water

because in the end the oceans are were all land waste ends up not to mention all the fish and everything else in the oceans uses the ocean as a giant outhouse.

[Duppers]

4. ❤

They're so cute and very intelligent.

[Omaha Steve]

7. K&R!

[B Stieg]

8. Kid's got star power! nt

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