Shy Octopus Hides Inside Its Own Tentacles | Nautilus Live

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Published 2015-08-23

While diving off the central California coast, the team of E/V Nautilus encountered this Flapjack Octopus (named for its ear flaps) lingering on the sea floor.

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All Comments (21)

@gazellepop 7 years ago

The colour alone makes one feel so happy.
@metallicafan2449 7 years ago

Octopus: Hi People: hey little buddy Octopus: Im out!
@Ssoonnyy 7 years ago

That's one of the cutest octupus I saw. I will name him Potchi
@trippharris5334 7 years ago

IT'S JUST A LEMON WITH ARMS
@aaaa6824 7 years ago

"wicked rad" -excited scientist.
@elizzybeth.c2382 7 years ago

This thing has ears, and I'm gonna cry cause it's adorable
@thesammo4499 7 years ago

And I shall name it adorabilis
@Barboron 7 years ago

Brain is wrapped around the oesophagus? Now that's food for thought
@kojK3U 8 years ago

I've been seeing the title 'Shy Octopus turns Serious Scientists into Total Softies' all over Tumblr and Facebook. Finally, I found the video.
@TheResponse01 7 years ago

"Shut the light, I try to sleep, goddammit !"
@DiegoGarcia-ji6ir 7 years ago

I will call him Squishy, and he shall be my Squishy.
@LolsTheGreatAndPowerful 8 years ago

D'ahw "I got dust in my eye ;-;"
@samuelcolunga8156 8 years ago

its so adorable i just want to hug it aggresivally
@Proximity94 8 years ago

It's a shiny.
@yeeboii8261 8 years ago

It look like a Pokemon, so cute.
@glowworm2 8 years ago

I don't know what's more adorable, that little octopus or the scientists getting all excited because of it's cuteness.
@beautifulcrazygirlkaila7144 8 years ago

ITS SO BEAUTIFULLY CUTE
@lavaskater4715 7 years ago

See if you look closer you can see that one of its tentacles is shorter than the other one, but you can't really tell especially when it starts twirling.
@czarpeppers6250 7 years ago

"That's wicked rad!" - SCIENCE!
@whoalor7316 8 years ago

PRECIOUS BABY