The algae octopus (Abdopus aculeatus), also called the prickly octopus, lives in the Indo-West Pacific. Despite its modest size — its mantle (main body) is only 3 inches long with arms stretching up ...

Check out this video of an octopus literally crawling out of the water and dragging itself across dry land in pursuit of a meal. A family with a camera was lucky enough to be on the scene and captured ...

Rearing the babies will provide scientists with a rare opportunity to learn about the typically deeper-water creatures ...

Off the coast of the UK, fishermen and marine biologists are witnessing something not seen in generations. Sightings of the ...

Most octopuses live and breathe underwater, just like the vast majority of other marine animals. But this octopus endemic to Australia has a special ability in that it can survive outside of the water ...

Recent trailers for Finding Dory, Pixar's highly anticipated sequel to 2003's Finding Nemo, introduced fans to a whole new cast of characters and, unlike Finding Nemo, a great number of the supporting ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Haystack Rock Awareness Program in Cannon Beach has received reports of beached octopuses in the past, but they’ve always turned out to be crabs, starfish or other sea ...

Summer is synonymous with many wonderful things — picnics, beach days, lazy afternoons on the patio, and of course, outdoor grilling. Unfortunately, all of these activities are like a siren call to ...

A prankster octopus that can juggle hermit crabs and try to use a rock to smash his way out of his aquarium has now been discovered as the cause of regular short-circuits in an aquarium by spraying ...

A New York woman says she was horribly sickened by a "freaking octopus"-looking sludge that somehow found its way into her Vita Coco coconut water. Barbara Kline, of Goshen, wrote on Facebook that she ...