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

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 ...

Nature can be a lot of things—beautiful, bloody, sweet, savage. And sometimes it’s just plain cute. For the latest example of nature at its most adorable, look no further than the little blue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have identified a tiny blue octopus previously discovered in the Galápagos Islands as a new species. The female ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists found a newly discovered species of octopus, Microeledone galapagensis, in the Galápagos Islands. - Charles Darwin ...

The palm-size creature was spotted and collected during a research expedition more than a decade ago, but scientists have just identified it as a previously undescribed species ...

A tiny blue octopus about the size of a golf ball was discovered off the coast of the Galápagos Islands. Thousands of animals, including this little octopus, named Microeledone galapagensis, call the ...

Scientists have identified a golf-ball-sized blue octopus from deep waters near the Galápagos as a new species. The discovery ...

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS (WKRC) - Scientists shared their discovery that an "adorable" octopus that can fit in your hand is actually an entirely new species. The octopus was discovered in 2015 off the coast ...

A new species of flapjack octopus, with massive eyes and blood-red tentacles, has been discovered from a deep-sea canyon off the coast of Australia. The new species has been named Opisthoteuthis ...

Scientists have announced the discovery of a previously unidentified species of octopus found in the Galápagos Islands — and it’s sure to turn heads. The creature, which sports blue flesh and large ...