A seven-arm octopus was spotted in Monterey Bay in Nov. 6, 2025; the 'rarely seen' deep-sea octopus was spotted by ...

Deep under the sea, a real-life master of disguise lies in wait — take a look at the Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), nature's ultimate chameleon. It can change shape to resemble many sea ...

Unprecedented numbers of the common octopus have been found in British waters this year, but what’s behind the rare ‘bloom’?

A submersible in the Pacific Ocean found a deep-sea creature with “long,” sucker-covered arms and discovered a new species, a study said. Screenshot from video shared via Tang, Zheng and Zhang (2025) ...

The rare creature, called Haliphron atlanticus, was seen by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s biodiversity and biooptics team on Nov. 6, the institute confirmed to SFGATE via email. Prior ...

Octopuses possess great problem-solving skills (such as opening jars and untying knots), and are champions of camouflaging.

The Red Sea, sandwiched between northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, is teeming with life, including octopuses and more than a thousand species of fish. Every day, the goal of these creatures ...

It has been the 'year of the octopus' in seas off Cornwall and the south west of England, as warm conditions led to the ...

A British tourist narrowly escaped a fatal encounter in the Philippines after handling a venomous blue-ringed octopus, mistaking it for a harmless bab ...

A UK tourist unknowingly handled one of the world’s most venomous sea creatures while filming on a Philippine beach ...