'Dumbo octopus,' other undersea oddities captured by Nautilus camera in Gulf
'Dumbo octopus,' other undersea oddities captured by Nautilus camera in Gulf
By Heather Alexander | August 25, 2014 | Updated: August 25, 2014 2:19pm
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Photo By Ocean Exploration Trust
This octopus is known as Dumbo because of its fins that flap like tiny elephant ears reminiscent of the Disney character. [/font]
The latest batch of photos are in from the expedition team aboard Exploration Vehicle Nautilus which has been deep sea diving in the Gulf of Mexico since the start of the summer.
The ship, led by Titanic discoverer Dr. Robert Ballard, has so far given us dramatic photos of World War II wrecks, including a Nazi submarine, plus countless images of bizarre marine lifeforms, perhaps most notably, the Vampire Squid of Hell.
The latest legs of their trip have focused of the relatively unexplored reefs of the Gulf off the coast of Belize and then on through the Windward Passage, which divides Cuba and Haiti.
There, the crew has found delights aplenty.
More:
http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Dumbo-Octopus-in-latest-sightings-of-cool-sea-5710954.php#photo-6770497
The link to the article's Nautilus live cam:
Nautilus is transiting from Montego Bay, Jamaica to San Juan, Puerto Rico to collect our next science team. We'll begin diving on underwater mountains of the Anegada Passage on Sept 4th! 1 hour 55 min ago - See more at:
http://www.nautiluslive.org/#sthash.QpzSRNuR.dpuf
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