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

A deep-sea octopus, Muusoctopus, wins “Mollusc of the Year 2025” as its genome is set to be sequenced for the first time.

Its total length is around 27.5 inches. It also has thinner arms compared to other octopus species. Despite its relatively small size, it doesn’t seem like this octopus should be able to fit ...

Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.

That said, I’m not sure many of those same people would saddle up if they were hopping on the back of a shark instead. This ...

Uno the octopus is a big hit at the @GeorgiaAquarium, the popular Atlanta destination that shared this video of his feeding time. Uno is familiar with his handlers and seems to enjoy the attention.

Marine scientists from the University of Auckland witnessed an extraordinary event off the coast of New Zealand. They observed a common octopus riding ...

An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland.

But while other octopus species have evolved longer mating arms that allow them to maintain a safe distance during copulation and avoid this fate, blue-lined octopuses have a comparatively short ...

They observed a common octopus riding on the back of a shortfin mako shark. The encounter between these two species that typically inhabit different depths left researchers amazed and puzzled.