A remotely operated submersible saw the “semi-gelatinous” animal lying on the ocean floor and “flying underwater.” Take a ...

Getting an unusual glimpse a lovable deep-sea creature, marine scientists this week filmed a rarely seen Dumbo octopus far below the ocean waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

The deep sea is home to weird and wonderful creatures ... There are 17 species of dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis), which are named after Disney's lovable elephant character. These octopuses, which ...

This places them in the deep-sea cirrate octopus group, which is one of the two ... are all things that would be completely unsurvivable to creatures that live at the top of the ocean.' Dumbo ...

The deep sea is one of the hardest ... The giant isopod is another creature that hasn't been studied a lot, since it lives so deep in the ocean. Dumbo octopuses are just one of the many creatures ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Sightings of dumbo octopuses are rare, so researchers were enthralled when one appeared on their submersible's camera on a deep-sea dive near Hawaii. More from News ...

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

A "Dumbo" octopus, with ear-like fins similar to the 1940s Disney cartoon character, has been seen in a broadcast on a EVNautilus live stream, which is exploring the Papahānaumokuākea Marine ...

The dozen or so species that make up Grimpoteuthis are called Dumbo ... and other creatures they hoover up from the ocean floor. They are “cirrate” octopuses, a group of deep-sea octopuses ...

To capture its prey, the Tiburonia granrojo does not use stinging tentacles, as do the majority of jellies; it deploys long fleshy arms. Little else is currently know about this creature.