The octopus was seen by cameras on a remote-controlled underwater vehicle crossing the Pacific Ocean floor.
Due to their rarity, these octopuses have an ingenious way of ensuring the survival of their species. On the off chance that they encounter another dumbo octopus, females carry eggs of various stages of development and are capable of storing sperm for a long time until the environmental conditions are right to fertilize their eggs.
"Try taking a syringe of water, jamming your thumb over the squirty end, and squeezing down the plunger; you won't be able to push that plunger in, unlike squeezing a syringe full of air," Copley said.
"High pressure in the deep sea traps water molecules on protein molecules as they form inside cells, preventing them from folding into the right shape to work as enzymes that control all living processes," Copley said."Lots of deep-sea animals have evolved small 'chaperone' molecules that pull water off their proteins as they form, helping to keep them in shape to work as enzymes.
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