McConnell later said he was unaware of the danger at the time and only understood the seriousness after his post went viral.

YAQUINA HEAD, Ore. - Recent video from the U.S. Department of the Interior shows a giant Pacific octopus crawling through the Yaquina Head tide pools in northwestern Oregon. According to the ...

The animal was spotted more than 5,500 feet underwater by a research expedition. The Ocean Exploration Trust's Nautilus mission ran into the octopus while live-streaming. Rare footage shows an unusual ...

A British man in the Philippines unknowingly handled one of the deadliest animals in the world on Wednesday. Andy McConnell ...

A British tourist accidentally touched one of the world’s deadliest sea animals while on vacation in the Philippines.

The octopus is a natural escape artist. It can squeeze its soft body into impossibly tight spaces and often baffles aquarium workers with its ability to break out of tanks. These abilities could be ...

DUNSBOROUGH, Australia - It may not be a Kraken, but an octopus swimming along Geographe Bay in Australia has plenty of attitude. Just ask Lance Karlson, who posted footage of his March 18 encounter ...

Researchers have built a robotic octopus that can swim, crawl and carry objects in its tentacles. The current version of the robot has been "upgraded" since last year, as the researchers have added a ...