Meet The Deep-Sea Octopus That Guarded Her Eggs For 4.5 Years — Without Eating Once

This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

What happens when an octopus becomes a mother and why does she stop eating?

Octopus mothers undertake an intense maternal journey. After laying thousands of eggs, they stop eating and dedicate themselves to guarding their young. This sacrifice is hormonally controlled by the ...
Yahoo

How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Humans may be right-handed or left-handed. It turns out octopuses don't have a dominant arm, but they do tend to perform some tasks more often with their front arms, new research ...
Forbes

A Biologist Explains Why Octopuses ‘Punch’ Fish During Cooperative Hunts

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves ...
Earth.com

Plastic chemicals in the ocean are confusing marine animals

Plastic waste releases a chemical that can confuse ocean animals, change hunting behavior, and disrupt marine food chains.
Newsweek

‘Incredible’ Clip Shows Scientist and Octopus ‘Communicating’ in the Wild

Underwater footage of an "incredible" moment shows a marine biologist seemingly communicating with an octopus as she hunts for crabs. The images, which were shot in the waters of the Great Barrier ...
AOL

'Mom, it’s not letting me go': Mom says octopus latched on to her son

A Texas mom is concerned after she says an octopus at the San Antonio Aquarium left bruises on her 6-year-old son’s arm. According to the mother, Britney Taryn, her son has been visiting the aquarium ...