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" FacebookTwitterShare…Shares Related PostsFlight of the ArgonautsI'm Outta HereTo El Niño or not to El Niño, that is the questionThe Enemy Within – Dr. Skylar Bayer on the Colbert ReportCuriouser and Curiouser