Top 5 Smallest, Teeniest, Tiniest, Octopus Species!

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I dare you not to fall in love with these fun-sized cuties! Here are just 5 of the world’s smallest octopus species guaranteed to make you go “awwww”.

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Reported by divers as having a total length of up to 2 inches (2-5 cm) with an arm length from 1-4 inches (3-10 cm), which makes spotting one an extremely lucky occurrence.

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I present to you the smallest octopus of the bunch, the Star-Sucker Pygmy Octopus!

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Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.)

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Known for being tiny but deadly, a Blue-Ringed Octopus carries around a powerful neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin that could bring down 26 adult humans.

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Male Violet Blanket Octopus (Termoctopus violaceus)

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Top 5 Smallest, Teeniest, Tiniest, Octopus Species!

I dare you not to fall in love with these fun-sized cuties! Here are just 5 of the world’s smallest octopus species guaranteed to make you go “awwww”.

Reported by divers as having a total length of up to 2 inches (2-5 cm) with an arm length from 1-4 inches (3-10 cm), which makes spotting one an extremely lucky occurrence.

I present to you the smallest octopus of the bunch, the Star-Sucker Pygmy Octopus!

Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.)

Known for being tiny but deadly, a Blue-Ringed Octopus carries around a powerful neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin that could bring down 26 adult humans.

Male Violet Blanket Octopus (Termoctopus violaceus)

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