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New species of tiny blue octopus discovered in Galápagos

Strange new species of blue octopus discovered by scientists 5,900 feet underwater: "It's beautiful"

The team from the Charles Darwin Foundation had just discovered a new species of octopus about 5,900 feet below the water's surface, according to research published on Monday.

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Tiny Blue Octopus 'the Size of a Golf Ball' Discovered Near the Galápagos Islands

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New deep-sea octopus discovered by scientists near Galapagos: "He's tiny! It's blue!"

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The size of a golf ball: Tiny blue octopus discovered nearly 6,000 feet deep in Galápagos

Researchers exploring the deep-sea environment around the Galápagos Islands have identified a previously undescribed octopus species, notable for its vivid blue coloration and unusually small body siz...

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'It's blue!': Scientists discover new deep-sea octopus near Galapagos Islands

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Tiny blue deep-sea octopus discovered near Galapagos confirmed as new species

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A New, Shape-Shifting ‘Flapjack’ Octopus Has Been Discovered in the Deep Sea Off the Coast of Australia

A new species of shape-shifting octopus has just been described by scientists in Australia. The tiny cephalopod grows only about 1.6 inches across, but it can survive more than half a mile beneath the ocean’s surface. Scientists have named the octopus ...

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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 the coast of Australia. The new species has been named Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis, or the Carnarvon flapjack octopus, for the ...