Fascinating shots of a sea creature:
This video of a glass octopus is making waves on social media.
The skin of the transparent cephalopod allows viewing of its organs—the digestive tract, optic nerve, and eyes.
The breathtaking clip was originally published in 2021 by the marine research foundation “Schmidt Ocean Institute” – but on the occasion of the annual World Octopus Day on October 8th, the NGO “The Oxygen Project” posts the clip on Twitter.
The rare recordings are made in the Pacific in the area of the island state of Kiribati.
Overlay: Phoenix Archipelago
The video shows how gracefully and fascinatingly the transparent molluscs move in the sea.
Previously, scientists had only seen glass octopuses as remains in the stomachs of their predators.