The dazzling blanket octopus is a rare sight indeed! This pelagic species lives in the open sea, and facts are few & far between. In 2002, the first live male was discovered. We now know that this species has one of the largest gender size discrepancies (sexual size dimorphism) in the animal kingdom. Females grow up to 6.5 ft (2 meters), and the males only grow an estimated 2.4 cm long!! Even more mind boggling - the male blanket octopus weighs 40,000 times less than the female. 😮 Incredible fo

1.2M views · 3.4K reactions | While snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef, Jacinta Shackleton Videography and Photography came across a blanket octopus!  This species of pelagic octopus is rarely encountered and will spend its entire lifecycle in the open ocean. The first live male was only sighted in 2002! 錄 | Science Channel | Facebook

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Do you know about the blanket octopus? ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 🎥For Full Video Visit: Joseph Elayani ⁣🐙🔱 The rarely sighted female blanket octopus (🤓tremoctopus) can grow to six feet and has long, flowing sheets of iridescent flesh trailing behind her. She’s the female superhero of the sea!⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 🌈 The graceful rainbow colored cape of the blanket octopus helps her appear larger & intimidating to potential predators! ⁣ ⁣ In the beginning of this video her cape is completely extended... as the clip goes on