You’ve probably heard the theory before – it’s that the octopus is not from earth.

They’re aliens. They are so different from anything else on this planet, that they must have come from a different place altogether. The theory is called panspermia .

Anyway, scientists discovered a new species of octopus off the coast of the Galapagos Islands, which according to that theory, would make it a new alien species. And this one is incredibly cute, like a Pixar cartoon or a stuffed animal. Check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/174YABPY238

Per Scientific American :

“In July 2015, during a 10-day expedition in the Pacific Ocean, researchers onboard the E/V Nautilus launched a robotic sub called Hercules just off the coast of Darwin Island, part of the Galápagos archipelago.…