Instead of blending in with the background, octopuses hide from predators by taking on the shape and color of specific objects in their environment, new research suggests. "Octopuses are considered to ...

Researchers studied octopuses in the wild to learn whether they favor one of their eight arms over the others for certain jobs, but found the creatures give new meaning to ambidextrous.

Scientists from Florida Atlantic University and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have finally unveiled this secret through in-depth analysis of octopus arm movements. This research not only ...

To build their visual dictionary, the researchers examined two hours of video footage each of 25 wild octopuses in a variety ...

When octopuses move across the seafloor, they can use multiple arms to camouflage from predators. These strong arms are also ...

The mimic octopus is one of the best disguisers in the ocean, and can blend into any background! Read here to learn more about this octopus!

Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...

Off Jervis Bay in southeastern Australia, scientists discovered a bustling octopus community. They filmed gloomy octopuses interacting closely at a site nicknamed Octlantis.

As you collect materials, think about whether they’d work underwater, where octopuses live. To create your den, start by ...

An octopus named Ghost will tend to her eggs that will never hatch, a California aquarium said. Screengrab from @Aquariumpacific on Instagram. A dying octopus will devote the rest of her life to ...