Cephalopods Pictures and Movies Friday Deep-Sea Picture: Benthoctopus Dr. M December 7, 2007 Image credit: Image: (c) 2002 MBARI / NOAA. Red octopus (Benthoctopus sp.) hunting on Davidson Seamount. Deep-water octopus often hunt snails, crabs, and other small animals on the seafloor. Share the post "Friday Deep-Sea Picture: Benthoctopus" FacebookXShare…Shares Related PostsTGIF: In honor of Earth DayWorld’s oldest animal captured alive, on videoFarewell My FriendsMea culpa: No Pacific trash as Donors Choose prizesHow scientists found debris from the Japanese tsunami 700 miles off Midway