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This Aug. 1, 2018 photo provided by the National Park Service shows a baby octopus next to a woman's finger inside a plastic container at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Hawaii Scientists found two tiny, baby octopuses floating on plastic they were soaking up while monitoring coral reefs. (Ashley Pugh / National Park Service via AP) (Associated Press)
HONOLULU – Hawaii Scientists found two tiny baby octopuses floating on plastic trash they were cleaning up as they watched coral reefs.
Marine ecologist Sallie Beavers of Kaloko-Honokohau (KAH-loh-Koh Hoh-noh-KOH-how) National Historical Park said Wednesday that the octopuses were the size of green peas.
She believes that they are commonly known as Hawaii. They can grow to 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) as adults, with arm spans of 3 feet (1 meter.)
Scientists found them a month ago, but the U.S. Interior Department highlighted them a photo of one on social media.
Octopus babies hide under and other floating debris until they are a few months old. Beavers says it's a tiny bit of ink when they released it in the ocean.
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