The ink is used to confuse predators and allow the creature to escape as the octopus needs the time to swim away. They are fast swimmers, able to swim at 25 (11.2 meters per second) MPR or a speed ...

The key objective of this recent study was to develop a robotic system that reliably replicates the octopus' advanced underwater skills. "The initial goal of our work was to develop a swimming ...

An curved arrow pointing right. While exploring off the coast of Puerto Rico, NOAA's Okeanos Explorer caught footage of this rare dumbo octopus. Produced by Grace Raver. Footage courtesy of NOAA ...

A diver in Australia captured a heartwarming moment when a Maori octopus hugged her camera near a pier in Rye, Victoria.

Octopuses swim using a type of jet propulsion. The octopus is propelled by expelling water in the opposite direction of the way it wants to go. First, they suck water into a cavity in their mantles.

You’re swimming over a shallow reef. Your guide—a man named Amba—makes a hand sign that shows he’s seen an octopus. A big octopus. Where? You look around. No octopus. Just rocks ...

Add in the octopus’s small size (generally around ... Webbing between their arms aids them in swimming.