Octopus Ballet

This white octopus was filmed with a
high-definition underwater video camera
at 6600 feet depth 200 miles off the coast of Oregon in September 2005 as part of the
VISIONS '05 expedition led by Professors
John Delaney and Deborah Kelley
of the University of Washington.

Little is known about the deep-sea octopuses that live in proximity to the hydrothermal
vent fields associated with the
underwater volcanoes of the
Juan de Fuca Ridge in the
Northeast Pacific Ocean.

This video features the Grimpoteuthis bathynectes species. Sometimes nicknamed the Dumbo octopus, its ears are really fins that help it move through the water.

Primary sponsors of the
VISIONS '05 Expedition were the
National Science Foundation,
W.M. Keck Foundation,
NOAA Coastal Services Center,
University of Washington,
and the ResearchChannel.

Special thanks to Jerome M. Paros
and Elaina Jorgensen.

Music courtesy of Bryan Verhoye.

Video production by
Nancy Penrose
© University of Washington, 2009

For more underwater video visit
www.ooi.washington.edu

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  Science & Technology

[CassLoweMusic]

Please update the info to say Music: Piano Sonata 14 in C# minor (Moonlight Sonata) by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Bryan Verhoye.

[ExtremumXymosis]

my heart was beating rapidly when watching this!!!! ::Sighs:: Save our sea creatures!

[LaAnimeKHsoraXkairi]

So cute... <3 :3

[Phil Seymour]

Excellent video photography. One can clearly see that the octopus uses its fins similarly to hummingbirds, achieving lift from both sides. Nice work.

[killjoyborn2rock]

From the side, it looks a little bit like an elephant. :o this is really cool!

[Abby Moreno]

This is the best thing ever.

[zeldamoonstar]

I love this octopus, we both live in two different worlds that could never clash.

[Steven Perez]

Wow what an amazing creature

[abbeyhilary]

they're eyes are so human

[xYellowFangx]

THE THING IS SO CUTE X3

[MegaSpido]

sob7an allah

[Yiğit Akın]

Man... That was the most beautiful video i've ever watched