Upon being handled by the diver, the octopus fights back first by releasing dark-colored ink into the water, a process known ...

Some octopuses can leave the water for brief periods, but why is the octopus purposefully crossing the beach to squeeze into ...

Researchers in New Zealand saw a colorful blob on top of a shark ... Esther Stuck dangled a camera overboard to record some underwater footage. “We could see these tentacles moving,” Dr ...

A team of researchers led by Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Michael Bartlett have developed an octopus-inspired glove capable of securely gripping objects underwater. Their research was ...

Their underwater jet propulsion also allows ... Nearly all cephalopods, including the coconut octopus, have the ability to change color. They have chromatophores beneath their skin, which are ...