The mysterious creature caused a stir in America

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A mysterious marine creature described as a large “red sphere“ lying on a rocky shore in Washington has attracted cephalopod experts across the United States to seek an explanation.
The mysterious creature caused a stir in America
Strange creature image on Washington coast.

The identity of the creature that was nearly 1 meter in length initially made many people wonder. Some people questioned whether it is the red octopus in the shallow waters of the Eastern Pacific (Octopus rubescens)? Or maybe it’s a deep-sea vampire squid (Vampyroteuthiserencenalis) or a deep sea dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis)?

The questions above were the first step that led scientists to another species, the seven-handed octopus (Haliphron atlanticus), a deep-water creature rarely seen as far north as Washington.

Ron Newberry, a resident of Whidbey Island, north of Seattle, was the one who discovered the strange creature before going salmon fishing. During low tide, exposing rocks covered with algae. Newberry says she has discovered a red sphere with what appears to be tentacles.

He realized that the colored creature was dead but Newberry still took a few photos and uploaded them to the Whidbey Camano Land Trust’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, a nature conservation nonprofit where Newberry is curating. communications manager. Then, the tide overflowed and brought the body back to sea.

The strange creature was identified as a 7-arm octopus.

Immediately after the image of the strange creature appeared on the Internet, a series of experts from the Seattle Aquarium, University of Washington, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC weighed and proposed. some comments on the creature’s identity, but most agree it is a seven-armed octopus.

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the seven-armed octopus is the "least concerned" animal, meaning it is not considered threatened. However, its population size is unknown and scientists know very little about the habitat of this species.

The IUCN report shows that divers who have recorded these species swimming in the deep sea and bottom trawlers once had a chance of unintentionally catching large adults.

However, scientists know its food preferences. Remote-operated devices (ROVs) off the coast of California and Hawaii have captured jellyfish-eating giants of H. atlanticus in the deep sea.

Females of H. atlanticus are much larger than males. The male’s head is only about 10 cm long, while the female’s is about 69 cm long.

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