Scientists Discover Unusual New Species of Octopus With Massive Eyes and Blood-Red Tentacles The Carnarvon Flapjack Octopus is a small, soft-bodied deep-sea species that reaches about 4 centimeters across. A new species of flapjack octopus, distinguished by its giant eyes and striking blood-r...

#NewsSpecieAlert 🆕 Meet the Carnarvon #FlapjackOctopus (𝒪𝓅𝒾𝓈𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓉𝑒𝓊𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒸𝒶𝓇𝓃𝒶𝓇𝓋𝑜𝓃𝑒𝓃𝓈𝒾𝓈) — tiny, pancake-shaped #deepsea #octopus with red tentacles & giant eyes.

Discovered off Western Australia, it’s among many new species from the 2022 RV Investigator voyage. 🐙
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