When threatened, they stretch their arms out, creating a blanket-like silhouette meant to frighten would-be attackers away,” explains the National Geographic report.ĬHECK THIS OUT: Romblon Island emerges as prime travel destinationįemale blanket octopus can grow up to 6 feet long while the male can grow to only. “Blanket octopuses get their name from sheets of webbing that stretch between some of their arms. The rarity of the sighting is due to the fact that blanket octopuses are always in the open ocean of the Atlantic and the Pacific and so never rest on the seafloor, according to a National Geographic profiling of the blanket octopus. “The rapid colour change is thought to be a reaction to the different light levels from the camera, or as a defence mechanism against would-be predators,” reports Cater News. The video shows two blanket octopuses swimming by the camera as they changed into colors of the rainbow.
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Size: 1 meter (with an open blanket about 2 meters) “Two female Blanket octopus surprised us and gave us a rare and unforgettable sight.
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