Glass octopus

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Researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute captured amazing footage of a glass octopus. This is the first time they've seen one in real life.

This incredible and rarely encountered species of deep sea translucent octopus is Vitrelladonella richardi. Very little is known about its habits in the deep.

On a 34-day expedition around the Phoenix Islands Archipelago, marine scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute captured exceptionally rare footage of the elusive glass octopus. With a speckled, iridescent membrane, the aquatic animal is almost entirely transparent—only its optic nerve, eyes, and digestive tract are visible to humans—and sightings like these are so infrequent that scientists previously resorted to studying the species only after pulling it from the stomachs of its…

Vitreledonella richardi, luminescent octopus (photo by Underseahunter Group)

Ocean Life on Instagram: "Actual footage and A Rare Sighting of a Glass Octopus Reveals its Nearly Transparent Membrane in Extraordinary Detail⁣ ⁣ On a 34-day expedition around the Phoenix Islands Archipelago, marine scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute captured exceptionally rare footage of the elusive glass octopus. With a speckled, iridescent membrane, the aquatic animal is almost entirely transparent—only its optic nerve, eyes, and digestive tract are visible to humans—and…

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Deep sea octopus (Vitrelladonella richardi)- A very rare deep water pelagic octopus. It is believed that is found primarily in tropical and subtropical waters around the world and are very rarely seen. This is largely because they tend to be a deep water octopus

Only its eyes, optic nerve and digestive tract are opaque.

Naturalist’s Guide on Instagram: "The glass octopus is incredibly rare and difficult to see. They are mostly transparent except for its eyes, optic nerve, and digestive tract. #octopus #octopuses #glassoctopus #glassanimals #glassanimal #wildlife #sealife #remix Video: @schmidtocean"

Full pair of octopus in glass globe one stained vibrant blue & one stained green, the colours from each octopus have bled into each other making these look multicoloured and incredibly cool! These octopus are free moving in the globe. Comes in a glass globe enclosure just over 8.5 cms high & approx 7 cms wide, The globe is sealed & the octopus is suspended in a glycerin and Thymol crystals liquid mix (thymol stops bacteria forming and ensure specimens stay good for many years). We now do…

The creature in the picture is a Glass Octopus (Vitreledonella richardi). This species is known for its translucent body, which makes it almost invisible...

Pink/purple pastel stained octopus with hints of blue From our Bubblegum range. The octopus is fixed in position and can/not wount move in the enclosure. Comes in a glass globe enclosure 10 cms high & approx 8 cms wide, The globe is sealed & the octopus is suspended in a glycerin and Thymol crystals liquid mix (thymol stops bacteria forming and ensure specimens stay good for many years). We now do four globe enclosure sizes small, medium, large & X large, This octopus is in the large size…

Vitreledonella richardi AKA the Glass Octopus.

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Art Glass Octopus from Kela's...a glass gallery on Kauaii