Italy tackles blue crab invasion with army of octopuses
The initial army of 130,000 baby octopuses is just the start. As scientists breed more in the lab,…
Octopuses Use Mirrors to Map Space Like Primates and Dolphins
The post Octopuses Use Mirrors to Map Space Like Primates and Dolphins appeared first on A-Z Animals. If…
Scientists Just Exposed a 300 Million-Year-Old Fossil Mistake
A reconstruction drawing of Pohlsepia mazonensis. Credit: Dr. Thomas Clements, University of Reading The “world’s oldest octopus” was…
Fearsome giant octopus was a top predator during the age of dinosaurs
A fearsome, kraken-like octopus, potentially measuring over 60 feet, may have been the apex predator of the ancient…
Creature thought to be world’s oldest octopus isn’t an octopus after all
A prehistoric fossil previously thought to belong to the world’s oldest octopus has been reclassified as something else,…
Playful, Enigmatic Narratives Shape Yuko Shimizu’s Action-Packed Illustrations — Colossal
All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission January 21, 2026 Illustration Kate Mothes Share Pin Email…
Polymer film changes texture and color on demand
Yellow or green, matte or glossy, the appearance of a material depends on its color but also its…
Rarely-Seen Seven-Arm ‘Blob’ Octopus Filmed by Underwater Camera
Seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) (Image: © 2025 MBARI) A rarely seen seven-arm octopus known as “the blob octopus”…
Scientists Sequence Genome of Vampire Squid
The genome of the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis sp.) is one of the largest animal genomes, exceeding 10 billion…
Tour Guide Picks Up Beach Rock And ‘Little Brown Blob’ Crawls Onto Her Hand
Rebecca Jaffe, founder and owner of Sea to Shore Explorers, a San Diego-based tide pooling ecotourism company, has…
‘Magical’ clip showing octopus communicating with scientist is just incredible
1. Thug According to Meriam-Webster’s dictionary definition, a thug is “a violent criminal.” Obviously, this definition leaves the…
Study of Underwater Videos Reveal Extraordinary Reach of Octopus Arms
A common octopus in South Florida waters. (Credit: Chelsea Bennice, Florida Atlantic University) A large-scale analysis of underwater…