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'It's blue!': Scientists discover new deep-sea octopus near Galapagos Islands
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'It's blue!': Scientists discover new deep-sea octopus near Galapagos Islands

France 24 · May 25, 2026, 1:05 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Scientists have discovered a new species of octopus nearly 1,800 metres below the water's surface near the Galapagos Islands. The team from the Charles Darwin Foundation named the “tiny” cerulean cephalopod Microeledone galapagensis because of its blue hue, which is believed to be the rarest colour

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