BIG-EYE JELLYHEAD On a recent expedition exploring the Pacific Abyssal Plains, our #deepsea research team captured footage of a 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘤𝘧. 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘢 from the deep-sea lander camera at 4800m. This is a rare sighting of a deep-sea cirrrate octopod at this depth.

Video analysis by @megan_cundy Research led by @Hadalbloke @uwaoceans @uwanews @UWAresearch @InkfishExplore @BiolSci_UWA #inkishexplore #octopus #minderoo

@Hadalbloke @uwaoceans @uwanews @UWAresearch @InkfishExplore @BiolSci_UWA This species is the largest known cirrate octopod, it has well developed eyes and a delicate, webbed body with a saddle-shaped shell.

whoa, you might've caught this individual feeding/foraging? motion looks extremely similar to the sequence described here:

Sure does!

Even the lobsters are scared!

Prawns!

Lovely footage. Can I ask you to not write the species name in special characters? It is unreadable to screen readers and does not show up in searches. Thank you.

looks like animation. I am unsure if this is real

I assure you. This is real.