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Golf ball-sized octopus discovered near the Galápagos Islands

Popular Science·Andrew Paul·3 days ago
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The tiny octopus lives at an ocean depth of about 5,800 feet. Credit: Charles Darwin Foundation Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . You may unsubscribe at any time. A tiny, bright blue octopus Microeledone galapagensis is small enough to fit inside the palm of your hand, but good luck trying to meet one. According to marine biologists, you’ll likely have to settle with admiring it from afar for now unless you have access to a deep sea submersible—and a ticket to the Galápagos Islands . M. galapagensis is described for the first time in a study published today in the journal Zootaxa , but scientists actually first encountered the octopus in 2015.…

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