Blanket octopus pairs are some of the undersea world’s oddest couples. What’s so startling is the size difference: Males are about the size of a walnut—less than an inch long—but some ...
A marine biologist managed to capture a blanket octopus on video earlier this year. Jacinta Shackleton was snorkeling near Lady Elliot Island off the coast of Australia when she spotted it.
The blanket octopus possesses the largest sex size discrepancy among all animals. Females average about an impressive 6-7 feet in length, whereas males are a mere 1.5 inches. The latter ...