Octopus Ballet
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Uploaded by RSNOOI on Mar 31, 2009
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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What beautiful glimpse of our wonderful world.
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@VideoPictureBox Actually, using "octopi" is a common mistake based on the assumption "octopus" is from Latin. The correct form is actually octopuses. (Just learned that recently myself; check Wikipedia.)
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@lilywondertwin Only the vampire octopus - this one - does.
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Where the hell is my pokeball?!?!
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waw
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better taste in music than justn bieber fans LOL
3 months ago 2
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I want to eat it.
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I had no idea they had flaps on their heads!!!
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three people were expecting tentacle hentai.
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I love octopi. C:
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Please update the info to say Music: Piano Sonata 14 in C# minor (Moonlight Sonata) by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Bryan Verhoye.
CassLoweMusic 8 months ago 41
I love this video!
bananafofana98 8 months ago 14