Deep-sea creatures often look more like science fiction monsters than marine animals. The glass octopus is one such animal. The Schmidt Ocean Institute captured this footage of the incredibly rare ...

A viral video captured by the Schmidt Ocean Institute in July 2021 showed a rare glass octopus so named for its nearly completely transparent body. Completely translucent but for a few specks of ...

Glass octopus was first discovered in 1918 The octopus is believed to live up to 2-5 years It has a near-transparent body, with only its eyes, optic nerve, and digestive tract not completely ...

In 2017, the Schmidt Ocean Institute—a research institute founded by husband and wife team Eric and Wendy Schmidt —sent its Falkor research vessel to the southern half of the Phoenix Islands in the ...

An almost completely transparent "glass octopus" was sighted in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in June by marine scientists on the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor. The rarely ...

These mysterious creatures live for about 2-5 years. Nature never ceases to amaze you. One such spectacular phenomenon of nature was captured in a video which is now going viral. A short clip posted ...

Underwater world is fascinating and mysterious. Often the videos capturing a glimpse of the world leave people stunned. Just like this clip that shows a rare glass octopus with transparent skin ...

The glass octopus was sighted in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA), which is vulnerable to the effects of global warming, including ocean acidification, coral bleaching, and sea level rise.