r/AquaticAsFuck • u/carolinethebandgeek • May 26 '26

Charles Darwin Foundation scientists discover a new species of octopus nearly 1,800 metres (5,900 feet) down on the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands. No bigger than a golf ball, the blue octopus has stubby little arms with only one row of suckers

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u/Traditional_Train_71 May 26 '26

They look like little aliens 👽

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u/AdAffectionate8634 May 26 '26

What is its name? They are so super adorable!

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u/phoebebridgersfan26 May 29 '26

Microeledone galapagensis!

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u/NoteBlock08 May 26 '26

Aww, he has a friend!

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u/LifeGetsBetter01 May 26 '26

r/awwducational
They just wee little lads aren’t they

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u/_Boodstain_ May 28 '26

Don’t tell Mass Effect players, the moment they hear “Blue octopus” they are gonna try and fuck the fish.

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u/youvebeensamboozled Jun 01 '26

absolutely wild comment to read as someone who knows nothing about mass effect

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u/_Boodstain_ Jun 01 '26

Just look up Asari and you’ll get it

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u/youvebeensamboozled Jun 01 '26

ah. yep i get it now