A Florida boater caught a red blanket octopus on camera. Blanket octopuses are occasionally spotted deep in the sea. Female blanket octopuses are the only ones to have the blanket features. A Florida ...

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A tourist in Australia has gone viral after posting a video of themself holding a blue-ringed octopus. But it hasn’t gone viral just because the animal is beautiful. The blue-ringed octopus is one of ...

This is the terrifying moment a tourist picked up a 'beautiful' octopus that turned out to be a deadly blue-ringed creature.

Scientists aboard the American research vessel Nautilus Live recently got a special treat. An octopus showed its stuff for them, seemingly dancing amid the deep sea currents. It happened in the ...

In June 2024 and for years, rumors have spread that a very small, beautiful octopus covered in blue rings has enough venom to kill 26 adults within minutes: The neurotoxin causes progressive paralysis ...

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A couple helped an octopus back into the sea after spotting the rare creature at Penrhos beach near Holyhead. NorthWalesLive reported octopus sightings on dry land are extremely rare and Jamie and ...

A tourist played with a 'beautiful' octopus that turned out to be a deadly blue-ringed creature. Randy Bartolay was wandering around a rocky shore and found the deadly cephalopod at Ticao Island in ...