Blanket octopuses are extremely rare, having been seen only a handful of times in the past decade. It is not a single species ...

There may be around 10 different species of blue-ringed octopus, though only four have been given scientific names. The greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is about 12 centimetres ...

Paramedics are reminding people not to touch the venomous blue ringed octopus after a woman was rescued from a bite of that octopus in Sydney recently. Groups of blue-ringed octopuses are known ...

(AAP Photo/ Mark Norman) Credit: MARK NORMAN/AAPIMAGE Paramedics are reminding people not to pick up the deadly blue-ringed octopus after a woman survived a rare bite in Sydney. The creature is ...

This small, cute guy is one of the most deadly animals in the ocean. It likes to hang out on shallow reefs. And while you were snorkeling, it bit you. Now you only have a few minutes before its venom ...

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The Dumbo octopus is an elusive cephalopod that gets its name from its large ear-like fins, which resemble those of the lovable Disney elephant. But there's still lots we don't know about these ...

An octopus patrols a shallow reef, searching for food–and it’s not alone. A flurry of fish move alongside it, in a group hunting phenomenon observed in multiple marine locations around the world.

News that the world's first commercial octopus farm is closer to becoming reality has been met with dismay by scientists and conservationists. They argue such intelligent "sentient" creatures ...

While camouflaged on the ocean floor off the coast of Israel in the Red Sea, octopods use their arms to grab unsuspecting prey (03:55) Is Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin the Future of Space Exploration?

Octopuses don’t always hunt alone — but their partners aren’t who you’d expect. A new study shows that some members of the species Octopus cyanea maraud around the seafloor in hunting ...

“Not just one octopus and one fish,” Sampaio says. “We’re talking about one octopus and five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten very different fish.” Sponsor Message For years, the hierarchy ...