Camouflaged Octopus Makes Marine Biologist Scream Bloody Murder

Bet you can’t spot the octopus in this video. When marine biologist Roger Hanlon caught this creature on camera, he said he screamed bloody murder. And no wonder. Did you see that thing appear out of nowhere?! After a decade of further research, Hanlon still doesn’t know how the eight-armed animal pulled it off. Hanlon and his colleagues at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole study a group of underwater creatures called cephalapods, which includes octopi like this one, as well as squid and cuttlefish. Read the full story at: — Credit: Richard Hanlon — ABOUT DISCOVER: Discover is your source for science that matters, makes sense and is a lot of fun, too. Visit us at: FOLLOW US: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: