A picture shows two octopuses closely intertwined, shot from the bottom on a pitch-black background. These are glass octopuses, their bodies are mostly transparent.
The image of two intertwined glass octopuses, seen on a deep-sea expedition.
  • A deep-sea expedition caught a picture of elusive glass octopuses.
  • The nearly-see-through creatures were intertwined, which could mean they were mating. Or fighting. 
  • It was taken on an undersea expedition, which may have uncovered four new octopus species. 

A deep-sea expedition captured a picture of the elusive glass octopus, an almost completely transparent creature.

The picture shows several of the rare octopuses, formally known as Vitreledonella richardi, closely enlaced.