September 21, 2019
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A rarely-seen, deep-sea octopus put on a stunning show for researchers exploring portions of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. A Cirroteuthid octopus, which typically swims or drifts near the seabed at depths of over 6,600 feet, was captured by the ROV Hercules’ camera expanding its “billowing arms like a circus tent blowing in the wind,” according to the researchers on the 2019 Nautilus expedition.
