cephalopod | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/cephalopod/RSS feed for cephalopodenTue, 09 Jun 2026 18:33:26 +0000'Cute Little Guy': Scientists Discover a Tiny Blue Species of Octopus by the Galápagos Islandshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cute-little-guy-scientists-discover-a-tiny-blue-species-of-octopus-by-the-galapagos-islands-180988919/The palm-size creature was spotted and collected during a research expedition more than a decade ago, but scientists have just identified it as a previously undescribed speciesTue, 09 Jun 2026 18:33:26 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cute-little-guy-scientists-discover-a-tiny-blue-species-of-octopus-by-the-galapagos-islands-180988919/