Dumbo Octopus: Gulf of Mexico 2014

Spotted during the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Gulf of Mexico 2014 expedition and identified as the biology highlight of the cruise by many of our scientists and viewers alike, this dumbo octopus displayed a body posture that has never before been observed in cirrate octopods. Learn more about this guy and other cephalopods (squids, octopods, and their relatives) seen during the expedition: Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2012 Source: