The cutest characteristics of the flapjack octopus are key to getting around. These small cephalopods flap their fins, pulse their arms, and use their siphons to jet propel themselves across the seafloor. More tentacled sightings for your #WorldOctopusDay: http://nautl.us/tentacles2016 | Nautilus Live

One fish, two fish, orange octopus 🐙 MBARI’s robotic submersibles often spot this little octopus resting on the mud, its orange body resembling a flat, fluffy pancake. When startled by a predator, a flapjack octopus perks up and swims to safety by flapping its stubby fins, pulsing its webbed arms, pushing water through its funnel for jet propulsion—or all three at once. When the coast is clear, it stretches its webbed arms and parachutes back to the seafloor. | MBARI

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