![]() ![]() The only features that are not clear are the optic nerve, eyeballs, and digestive tract. At the end of this clip, its chromatophores (cells that produce color for camouflage, seen here as yellow dots) can be seen. Most information scientists have managed to gather is from specimens found in stomachs of predators.It gets its name from its ability to be almost completely transparent. This species is very rarely encountered, and is considered one of the least studied cephalopods. During the #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition Dive 433 Octopus can reach 11 cm (4.3 in) in mantle length, 45 cm (18 in) when tentacles are included. Our recent footage of this #GlassOctopus raised a lot of questions, so let's "clear up" some facts:This was seen 651m deep at a seamount in Winslow reef complex on Tokelau Ridge in Phoenix Islands Archipelago (US EEZ). Glass Octopus ~ #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition Just imagine what else is out there for us to find? This month-long journey didn’t just capture the Glass Octopus on video, it also unearthed a dozen new animal species including crabs, corals, and jellyfish that have never been seen by humans. They were found off the remote Phoenix Islands, an archipelago located in the Pacific Ocean, roughly between Hawaii and Australia. Much to the delight of everyone, SuBastian was able to film not one, but TWO, Glass Octopuses minding their own business in the ocean abyss. On a recent expedition by the R/V Falkor ran by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, ROV SuBastian went on 21 dives and recorded 182 hours of video footage. ![]() It’s all thanks to some beautiful video footage that a little underwater robot named SuBastian took of a very much alive Glass Octopus! Spacial Thanks To SuBastian (And Schmidt Ocean)! So, how has it become such an internet sensation of late? Posting pictures of clear chunks that were dredged out of the belly of a whale doesn’t exactly scream viral content, does it? Up until recently, most of what we know about the Glass Octopus has come from studying the stomach contents of its predators. Would you believe me if I told you the first Glass Octopus was discovered in 1918? Well, believe it! ![]() After all, it’s 95% translucent AND lives at crushing depths of our oceans, making it like finding a needle in a haystack. It might come as little surprise that this octopus is one of the least researched cephalopods out there (that we know of). They hatch directly from her, and the cycle begins all over again.īy: Schmidt Ocean Institute There is still so much more to learn about the Glass Octopus The most plausible explanation: mating! □ Fun Fact □Īfter mating, the female glass octopus broods (matures) all the eggs inside of her mantle (body) as she navigates the massive open ocean. ![]() Upon closer inspection, scientists observed one octopus inside the webbing of another. When mating takes place, the male will completely envelop the female in his webbing, ensuring that the sperm is released precisely where it needs to go! How did scientists discover this mating process?Ī submersible off the coast of Hawaii at around 900 meters caught a Glass Octopus with WAY too many arms. The male still has a hectocotylus but (PLOT TWIST!)- it doesn’t break off! Like other open ocean male octopuses, such as the Blanket Octopus that breaks off its unique arm (also called a hectocotylus) to leave sperm packets with the female, the Glass Octopus has…well a different strategy. "In theory, Quantum Stealth works by bending light around the target, and Cramer certainly uses the right words to support his case-nanotechnology, metamaterials." Anthony commented that it is not impossible, "but it's improbable.They mate just like everyone else… right?Īs if they weren’t unique enough, the Glass Octopus goes the extra mile to stand out with its mating process. As one comment responder said, "I'll believe it when I don't see it." Sebastian Anthony of ExtremeTech offered this assessment: With the real material you would only see about 5% of the shadow on her and the ground as we've determined a 95% reduction of shadow in testing." Many comment-makers to sites reporting on the material said they had a difficult time accepting the claims of invisibility. These photos are to show the Media the concept, for security issues we can not show the actual technology. "This is mock-up of our 'Quantum Stealth' (Light Bending) material with my assistant behind it. ![]()
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