The Most Incredible Octopus Youve Never Heard of: The Blanket Octopus

All octopuses start out as teeny, tiny plankton, and most grow up to settle down on the seafloor. The blanket octopus, however, never settles down, and spends its life wandering the open ocean. Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Kevin Bealer, Jacob, Katie Marie Magnone, , Charles Southerland, Eric Jensen, Christopher R Boucher, Alex Hackman, Matt Curls, Adam Brainard, Scott Satovsky Jr, Sam Buck, Ron Kakar, Chris Peters, Kevin Carpentier, Patrick D. Ashmore, Piya Shedden, Sam Lutfi, charles george, Greg ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: Twitter: Tumblr: Instagram: ---------- Sources: Image Sources: : :Portuguese_Man-O-War_(Physalia_physalis).jpg : : : : : : : :Tremoctopus_gracilis_upper_beak_(side_view).jpg : :Mollusques_méditeranéens_(!)_(6263521147).jpg ;jsessionid=2660E2CC90A588CB818AEA8B335D6632?page=ViewImageData&service=external&sp=8374