Wow!! Check out this rare footage of a glass octopus 😮 ​ ​With incredible powers of transparency only it's eyes, optic nerve and digestive tract remain opaque. This cephalopod, Vitreledonella richardi, was spotted near the remote Phoenix islands.​ ​ ​Learn more: https://www.sciencealert.com/elusive-glass-octopus-spotted-in-the-remote-pacific-ocean | ScienceAlert

A rare see-through octopus was seen swimming far above the sea floor. | USA TODAY Video

Here's rare footage of the elusive Glass Octopus. This footage was captured by Schmidt Ocean Institute team on a 34-day expedition in the U.S. Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. Little is known about this species and to date, there are very few sightings and only a few specimens recovered from the gut contents of their predators. 📷: @divetopia (IG) #wearessi | SSI