Scientists manning the exploration vessel Nautilus and its remotely-operated vehicles spotted a creature that looked like a googly-eyed cartoon octopus. This one actually looks less fake. Despite looking like an octopus and being called a squid, it's actually neither — it's most closely related to the cuttlefish. This creature is not to be confused with Teuthowenia pellucida, an animal widely known as the googly-eyed glass squid, which (in addition to being quite googly-eyed) is actually a squid. [Newly discovered deep-sea octopus looks like an adorable ghost]The EV Nautilus, run by the Exploration Trust, is streaming its current expedition of the Pacific live online.

Source: Washington Post August 16, 2016 13:23 UTC