Octosquid Found Off Hawaii
July 6, 2007 @ 10:55 AM (EST)
Source: Blogfish
Is it a new species? The so-called octosquid is certainly unusual and might be new, according to local scientists.
Caught in the filter of a deep water intake pipe, the animal has 8 octopus-like tentacles, with a squid like body. Enough to stir the imagination...
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