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Octopus Friday Image Gallery

Below are images of friendly octopuses seen during our exploration missions that have been featured through our Facebook and Twitter accounts as part of "Octopus Friday." Click on an image to enlarge it. Enjoy!

Octopus seen while exploring along the northeastern wall of an intercanyon area between Heezen and Nygren Canyons during the 2013 Northeast U.S. Canyons expedition.
Northeast Canyons Octopus
Octopus seen while exploring along the northeastern wall of an intercanyon.
Octopus seen on June 2, 2013, off the northeast U.S. coast during the first expedition that ever used the Deep Discoverer remotely operated vehicle.
Pink Octopus
Octopus seen on June 2, 2013, off the northeast U.S. coast.
Octopods were few and far between during the two months we explored deep waters off Hawaii in 2015.
Tiny Octopus
Octopods were few and far between during the two months we explored deep waters off Hawaii in 2015.
Octopus seen during a NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer mission to explore the water column and unexplored benthic environments in the Galápagos region.
Galápagos Octopus
Octopus seen during a mission to explore in the Galápagos region.
Octopus seen during the Okeanos Explorer Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014 expedition.
Pink Octopus
Octopus seen during the Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014 expedition.
Octopus seen during the Okeanos Explorer Northeast U.S. Canyons 2013 expedition.
Octopus
Octopus seen during the Okeanos Explorer Northeast U.S. Canyons 2013 expedition.
Extreme close up of an octopus seen while exploring Phoenix Canyon off the U.S. Atlantic coast.
Octopus Close Up
Extreme close up of an octopus seen while exploring Phoenix Canyon off the U.S. Atlantic coast.
Octopus seen on July 12, 2013, during the Okeanos Explorer Northeast U.S. Canyons 2013 expedition.
Octopus
Octopus seen during the Okeanos Explorer Northeast U.S. Canyons 2013 expedition.
Octopus seen during the Okeanos Explorer Northeast U.S. Canyons 2013 expedition.
Octopus
Octopus seen during the Okeanos Explorer Northeast U.S. Canyons 2013 expedition.
Octopus seen along the western wall of Atlantis Canyon during the Okeanos Explorer Northeast U.S. Canyons 2013 expedition.
Atlantic Canyon Octopus
Octopus seen along the western wall of Atlantis Canyon.
Octopus seen during the 2013 ROV shakedown on the Okeanos Explorer in the U.S. Northeast Canyons.
Purple Octopus
Octopus seen during the 2013 ROV shakedown on the Okeanos Explorer.
A finned octopus seen in the Arctic in 2005.
Arctic Dumbo Octopus
A finned octopus seen in the Arctic in 2005.
An octopus AND an eel...seen during the 2013 ROV shakedown on the Okeanos Explorer in the U.S. Northeast Canyons.
Eel and Octopus
An octopus AND an eel...seen during the 2013 ROV shakedown on the Okeanos Explorer.
Did you know that an octopus can use its suction cups to “taste” something by touch first, to see if it likes it as food or not?
Suction Cups
Did you know that an octopus can use its suction cups to “taste” something by touch first, to see if it likes it as food or not?
This octopus was seen during our remotely operated vehicle shakedown cruise exploring the U.S. Northeast Canyons.
Octopus
This octopus was seen during our remotely operated vehicle shakedown cruise exploring the U.S. Northeast Canyons.
Did you know that there are more than 150 different types of octopods?
Orange Octopus
Did you know that there are more than 150 different types of octopods?
This octopus was seen on a rock in shallow water in the Red Sea.
Color Change
This octopus was seen on a rock in shallow water in the Red Sea.
Octopus seen on June 5, 2013, during our remotely operated vehicle shakedown cruise exploring the U.S. Northeast Canyons.
Octopus
Octopus seen during our remotely operated vehicle shakedown cruise exploring the U.S. Northeast Canyons.
An octopus stretches an arm over a beer bottle as it sits in its home on the rocks.
Octopus and Marine Debris
An octopus stretches an arm over a beer bottle as it sits in its home on the rocks.
During the Okeanos Explorer 2013 Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition, scientists came upon this octopus -- look closely and you'll see the lights of the remotely operated vehicle reflected in his eye.
Reflection
Look closely and you'll see the lights of the remotely operated vehicle reflected in his eye.
A mama octopus guards her eggs.
Octopus and Eggs
A mama octopus guards her eggs.
For this Friday, how about a game of “find the octopus.” See her? she was seen while exploring Welker Canyon.
Find the Octopus
For this Friday, how about a game of “find the octopus.” See her? she was seen while exploring Welker Canyon.
Close look at an octopus seen on August 15 in Welker Canyon during the NOAA Okeanos Explorer Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013.
Close Up
Close look at an octopus seen on August 15 in Welker Canyon.
This octopus was spotted on June 5, 2013, during our remotely operated vehicle shakedown cruise exploring the U.S. Northeast Canyons.
From Above
This octopus was spotted during our remotely operated vehicle shakedown cruise exploring the U.S. Northeast Canyons.
Octopus spotted on August 2, in a minor canyon near Shallop Canyon, during the NOAA Okeanos Explorer Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013.
Octopus
Octopus spotted in a minor canyon near Shallop Canyon, during the Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013.
An orange octopus seen during the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Gulf of Mexico 2012 Expedition.
Orange Octopus
An orange octopus seen during the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Gulf of Mexico 2012 expedition.
An octopus stretches out while crawling across the seafloor.
Stretching
An octopus stretches out while crawling across the seafloor.
An octopus seen while exploring an an intercanyon between Powell and Lydonia Canyons.
Octopus
An octopus seen while exploring an an intercanyon between Powell and Lydonia Canyons.

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