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This sighting of glass octopus (Vitreledonella richardi) was unusual - researchers are not sure if it is an act of predation or copulation, as it appears to be multiple octopuses intertwined. Glass octopus are nearly completely see-through, excellent camouflage that allows them advantage against both predators and prey.

Scientists Discover Four New Species of Deep-Sea Octopus

January 23, 2024 Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief Issue 105 - February 2024, Ocean Literacy

Unexpected octopus diversity found in Costa Rica’s deep sea, along with a new deep-sea skate nursery. Puntarenas, Costa Rica – Scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too) have discovered at least …

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Lead Scientist Helen Bostock seafloor mapping from control room aboard Falkor

First New Seafloor Map of the Decade Collected on New Year’s Expedition in Australian Waters

February 1, 2021 Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief Issue 69 - February 2021, Stories from the Sea

Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor has collected the first public seafloor data of the New Year, as part of a global effort to map the entire ocean floor by 2030. Australian …

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