Before the video clip about a fluttering ao dai in Phu Quy beach (Binh Thuan) caused a stir. In the Philippines, a diver accidentally recorded a video clip of a pair of strange creatures launching rainbow-colored tails at the bottom of the sea, causing a fever.
The undersea world is filled with amazing creatures, many of which are unknown to scientists. The deep ocean is home to tons of strange and unique animals. Some animals live so deep in the ocean that people rarely see them.
Recently, a video clip of a and a head with a marble appeared in the waters of Phu Quy (Binh Thuan, Vietnam), causing a group of scuba divers to panic and have to stop. ship to spread votive paper, burn incense, and pray for good things according to the beliefs of coastal people. According to experts, this is most likely a blanket octopus.
Previously, the image of a rainbow-covered octopus couple filmed in the Philippines last April 2019 created a fever. The pair of blanket octopuses spread out the blanket and then glide across like a swimming rainbow, creating beautiful swirls.
Photographer Joseph Elayani on a night dive captured incredible footage of a pair of rare blanket octopuses off the coast of Romblon Island in the Philippines.
Images of blanket octopuses caused a stir in the Philippines for a long time. Source: Joseph Elayani
This creature mesmerizingly transforms colors from pastel blues and purples to vivid reds and oranges.
The video shows a blanket octopus swimming in the water, it flaps its tail like a rainbow-colored blanket floating in the ocean.
At the end of the video, a second octopus also appears.
The creatures are extremely difficult to encounter in the wild and film – especially in high definition.
“When I saw the rainbow-colored blanket octopus, my fingers trembled, all I could think was where are the buttons on the camera?”, Mr. El Elani shared with Caters News Agency.
Blanket octopuses stretch their arms out like stretched sheets to ward off predators. They live in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
One of the most unusual things about blanket octopuses is the difference in size between male and female octopuses. Males are about the size of a small walnut, only about 2.4 cm long, but females can be about 1m8 long and weigh up to 10 kg. The weight of the female can be 40,000 times heavier and 100 times larger than the male.
When in danger, blanket octopuses often spread the membrane between their arms to form a giant tail, making them larger. This can scare away predators.
