Discover the world’s 8 largest octopus species found across global oceans. Learn about their size, habitats, and fascinating ...

Imagine if your spouse was 40,000 times heavier and a hundred times larger than you. This is reality for the male blanket octopus, which was recently spotted alive for the first time off Australia's ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The male blanket octopus faces a significant gender imbalance - he is just two centimetres long, while the female of the species can ...

When a blanket octopus swims, it creates a kaleidoscope of colors twirling underwater. It’s a rainbow of beauty as it glides through the sea. It’s gorgeous, and it’s almost never seen by humans in ...

With a split-second muscle contraction, the greater blue-ringed octopus can change the size and color of the namesake patterns on its skin for purposes of deception, camouflage and signaling.

The blue ring octopus is a small animal with a lethal secret. Though small, this poisonous creature carries a powerful toxin ...