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00:00 4 Evergreen presents 10 Most Beautiful Octopus Species in the World
00:05 10. The Giant Pacific Octopus
00:10 Found from the United States to the northwest coast of the Pacific Ocean,
00:17 the Giant Pacific Octopus is the largest octopi species in the world.
00:21 It is measured to be around 9.75 to 16 feet in length and weighs nearly 22 to 110 pounds.
00:30 They have 280 suckers on each leg and can stick about anything to their grip if they like.
00:36 They live in deep ocean and are normally found at a depth of about 400 feet.
00:42 The females of the species can lay 90,000 eggs and mostly dies after laying them.
00:49 It lives in solitude and feeds on kelp fields under the ocean.
00:58 9 Blue-Ringed Octopus
01:00 Endemic to the western Pacific waters,
01:05 the Blue-Ringed Octopus is one of the most beautiful octopi species in the world.
01:10 They are mostly found near Australia and have extremely beautiful blue markings all over their
01:17 body. They can reach up to 8 inches in term of size and have a very calm temperament.
01:24 They produce Tetrodotoxin, a deadly poison which is also found in dart frogs and pufferfish.
01:30 It is a very popular aquarium creature due to its calm nature and lack of ink.
01:36 They are not considered much harmful and feed on crustaceans for food.
01:41 8 Dumbo Octopus
01:49 Perhaps the cutest octopi species, this little cute fella is known as the Dumbo Octopus.
01:55 They belong to the group Cephalopods and have ear-like protruding coming out of their heads.
02:02 It is around 8 to 12 inches in length and can weigh up to 13 pounds.
02:07 It is a deepwater octopus and is found at nearly 13,000 feet beneath the surface.
02:18 Unlike other octopi species, it swallows its prey completely.
02:22 Its favorite diet includes amphipods, isopods, bristleworms, and copepods.
02:28 Also famous as the Umbrella Octopus, it is 17 different known species at this time.
02:36 7 Mimic Octopus
02:46 The most skillful octopi species in the world, the Mimic Octopus was first discovered in 1998
02:52 off the coast of Salawisa, Indonesia.
02:54 As the name suggests, this octopus can copy both the appearance and the behavior of animals
03:02 such as flatfish, shrimp, sea snakes, and lionfish, etc.
03:12 It does that to scare the predators but it is still unclear how it is able to do this.
03:17 It can grow to be around the length of 2 feet and is found
03:22 in Indonesian waters as well as near the Australian Barrier Reef.
03:26 6 Blanket Octopus
03:32 Perhaps the weirdest octopi species in the world,
03:39 the males of this species are nearly 1 inch in length but the females can grow up to 6 feet.
03:44 Shortly after the mating periods, the males die and the females live longer
03:51 with flesh stretching between their legs.
03:53 Shortly after giving birth to the little ones, the females also die.
04:00 They look like huge blankets and often swim in open water.
04:06 If felt threatened, the blankets of these octopuses can break off to scare the predators away.
04:11 5 Coconut Octopus
04:17 One of the only octopi species that can walk on two legs.
04:24 This amazing little living organism lives in deep water and is only capable of walking there like
04:30 that. They are found in the tropical Pacific waters and is named because of its ability to
04:36 use coconut shells as its shelter. It is around 3 inches in length and the arms are about 6 inches
04:44 long. It has very beautiful vein-like pattern over its body and long black arms with multiple
04:50 suckers over them. Available in many color variations, the coconut octopus is among the
04:56 most beautiful octopi species in the world. 4 Octopus Wolfie
05:04 Living in the western Pacific waters, Octopus Wolfie is the smallest and one of the most
05:12 beautiful octopi species in the world. This little octopus is only about an inch in size
05:19 and weighs about a gram. It lives in shallow waters and is found at a depth of about 10 to
05:25 100 feet. It has its small-sized suckers near the arm tips and has papillote patterns around
05:32 their edges. 3 Larger Pacific Striped Octopus
05:39 The Pacific Striped Octopus is an adaptive octopi species.
05:45 It can change its colors according to the surroundings and has several dots and stripes
05:51 all over its body. It has a very calm behavior and is the most social octopus as well.
06:00 It is around 2 to 3 inches in size and are mostly found in the shallow waters up to 320 feet.
06:06 Their conglomerations are 40 and may beak to beak.
06:12 2 Atlantic Pygmy Octopus
06:18 One of the most beautiful and intelligent octopi species in the world
06:24 grabs the second spot on our list. The Atlantic Pygmy Octopus is around 5.5 inches in size
06:32 and is one of the cutest octopuses in the world.
06:37 They live in different objects as their hiding places and even pull sand over their bodies as
06:43 a camouflage. They hunt and eat crustaceans after drilling holes in their body and paralyzing them
06:50 through saliva. Before we reveal number 1, be sure to check out other amazing videos on our channel
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07:02 one of these is most beautiful according to you. 1 Caribbean Reef Octopus
07:07 The most beautiful and attractive octopi species in the world is the Caribbean Reef Octopus.
07:17 This large-sized octopus has it all. It can quickly change its colors, patterns,
07:23 and even the texture to mix up with its surroundings.
07:26 It is predated by large bony fish and sharks because of which it has mastered the art of
07:32 camouflage. It is 5 to 24 inches in length and weighs around 1.5 kilograms.
07:40 It is strictly nocturnal and hunts crustaceans during night.
07:46 With its amazing diverse palette of colors and patterns,
07:49 it is definitely the most beautiful octopi species in the world.
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