6 of the most beautiful octopus species in the world

In the past few years, people have become more and more interested in marine life– and it’s easy to see why. The ocean is ...
IFLScience on MSN

“It Seemingly Put On An Otherworldly Show”: Watch As This Beautiful Deep-Sea Octopus Glides Gracefully Through The Ocean

Exploring the deep ocean comes with the chance to encounter all kinds of weird and wonderful species. You could come face to ...
TierZoo on MSN

Octopus vs. Squid: The Evolutionary Arms Race for the Perfect Build

It’s not just a figure of speech - in the cephalopod world, evolution really is an arms race. TierZoo compares species with different limb counts to analyze how dexterity, speed, and intelligence ...
NPR

Eight arms, endless skills: New study finds an octopus' arms can do it all

Researchers studied octopuses in the wild to learn whether they favor one of their eight arms over the others for certain jobs, but found the creatures give new meaning to ambidextrous. The octopus is ...
Daily Breeze

For a Good Cause: A haunting tale of a dying giant Pacific octopus

For Ghost, a 45-pound octopus believed to be between 2 and 4 years old (the average lifespan for her species), it means ...