The new species, named Microeledone galapagensis, has a blue hue, which is believed to be the rarest color in nature.

A tiny blue deep-sea octopus discovered 5,800 feet below the Galápagos has been named Microeledone galapagensis The post This ...

The palm-size creature was spotted and collected during a research expedition more than a decade ago, but scientists have ...

A newly identified species was found in the Galápagos Islands, one of the world’s most significant biodiverse areas. The tiny, blue octopus looks like a toy.

An octopus about the size of a golf ball was first spotted in 2015 near Darwin Island. A new study gives it both a formal description and a name.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mother octopus broods her eggs near a small outcrop of rock unofficially called El Dorado Hill. When a female octopus broods ...

Tiny blue deep-sea octopus discovered near Galapagos confirmed as new species - Palm-size creature was found nearly 5,800ft underwater ...

The deep-sea octopus is fully mature despite fitting in a palm, a trait researchers think may help it reproduce faster than ...

A small, two-spotted octopus did something no invertebrate has been recorded doing before: it looked into a mirror, processed ...

A mysterious little blue octopus discovered nearly 6,000 feet beneath the waters of the Galápagos Islands has officially been identified as a brand-new species. About the size of a golf ball, the tiny ...

The octopus, named Microeledone galapagensis, is about the size of a golf ball and could easily fit in the palm of your hand.

It’s a deep blue creature in the deep blue sea. Scientists were delighted after discovering a new species of tiny, blue octopus nearly 6,000 feet down off the Galapagos Islands, per a study published ...