Rare blanket octopus spotted on Great Barrier Reef

1. That's not RARE that's ULTRA RARE

2. Life can be beautiful when man doesn’t screw it up. World PEACE for EVERYONE

3. how does it taste?

4. So sad look at all those bleached corals dying

5. What a beautiful creature, but it looks like the coral looks dead. Sucks how the ocean is so polluted and not enough people care enough to do something for it

6. He came to eat rodents

7. Looks more like a Disney spirit guide to me.

8. Someone left their headscraft

9. Rule of thumb it's not good to see rare creatures In the ocean so close to the surface.

10. What an Amazing and Beautiful creature. Life’s diversity is glorious.

11. The dance of the universe

12. Hehehe. Welcome to Australia….again.

13. A glimmer of hope in a weary world.

14. Where are the eight tentacles if its an octopus?

15. Here i am diving under the sea. Oh what a beautiful goldfi-

16. Just tranquil and amazing.

17. Something is bringing these creatures up from the deep…

18. I feel like this octopus was dying. If it’s not common to see them here or at this level etc, they probably are about to die or their habitat was disrupted by warming of water

19. Chinese: 🤤 🤤 🤤

20. They really replayed the same 2 clips 15 times

21. beautiful.

22. All these rare animals appearing because they know us humans are done for. Lol

23. Beautiful

24. It's gorgeous but does not look like an octopus

25. Beautiful. Rare sighting.🐙🦑

26. I wonder if it’s good in sushi

    Not saying to kill this one but if there was millions or billions of them. It’s a beautiful animal and I don’t want it to go extinct but just curious is all before anyone goes nut.

27. Humans are killing this planet

28. Beautiful octopus swimming around dead coral. It was the only living thing in the entire video!!! SO SAD

29. Perfect camouflage as it looks like a floating piece of seaweed

30. It does a beautiful ribbon dance for us.

31. Congratulations ABC on a video without political propaganda or big pharma shill. Keep it up.

32. Very beautiful! Kinda looks like a Rapunzle Gold Fish 😉🧡

33. That reef ain't looking to hot….

34. "Nah, it's just a discarded mask!"

35. Just imagine of the undiscovered sea creatures that are still out there?

36. calamari

37. Just imagine of the undiscovered sea creatures that are still out there?

38. Fun fact: Females may reach 2 m (6.6 ft) in length, whereas the males are 2.4 cm. Blanket octopuses are also immune to the portuguese man of war, which they rip tentacles off of to catch prey.

39. So many beautiful things in this world, so sad that humans are killing it

40. Someone in Australia made it to the coast without being arrested truly is "once in a lifetime" encounter.

41. Doesn’t look like a blanket to me.

42. More & more of these rare deep sea creatures seem to be popping into view of late. I don’t think it’s a good sign.

43. Looks like a Ribbon fish

44. Thats one good sign

45. Radiation is creating beautiful sea creatures nice

46. So many beautiful things in this world, so sad that humans are killing it

47. Wow so cool never heard of this species before!! Great upload guys!!!

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