Ghostly Grimpoteuthis Octopus Glides By ROV Hercules, Nautilus Live

At first this ghostly octopus drifted past the camera on ROV Hercules flapping winglike fins, then inverted its webbed arms, ballooning out to reveal eight rows of suckers. This rarelyseen Grimpoteuthis sp. , commonly known as an umbrella octopus, was approximately 60cm (almost two feet) long The octopus was spotted during the first dive of the expedition aboard E, V Nautilus exploring Davidson Seamount, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. This first dive explored a completely unexplored rocky outc