Meet the “Dumbo” Octopus
The post Meet the “Dumbo” Octopus appeared first on A-Z Animals. Quick Take Reaching 13,000 feet below sea level requires specialized biological structures found only in the Grimpoteuthis genus. The absence of ink sacs complicates defense mechanisms for deep-sea octopuses living near the seafloor. The dumbo octopus counter-intuitively rejects jet propulsion to navigate the seafloor…