Octopuses and crabs are rivals in the wild and will sometimes hunt each other for food. Read here to learn about this rivalry ...

Contrary to their solitary reputation, octopuses have been observed gathering in groups and constructing communal habitats.

Octopuses are some of the most amazing creatures of the ocean, and among them– some can grow to giant sizes! This article ...

Other animals hide from predators by looking similar to nearby objects, mimicking just part of the environment, instead of the whole. To see how octopuses do it, the researchers analyzed images of 11 ...

Learn how octopus arms allow this creature to hunt swiftly, lift heavy objects and easily escape.

It may have looked like the octopus was going in for a "hug" but something much more fascinating was taking place.

Mimicry helps animals survive. The mimic octopus imitates other marine creatures. The lyrebird mimics sounds. The zone-tailed ...

On one hand, catfish is a more readily edible food* and can be fished out of a body of water, which makes it more closely aligned to the original octopus. On the other hand, throw the snake came first ...

An octopus sitting on a reef has to worry about big fish hunting from above, as well as moray eels and other predators that creep up from the sides. Since these enemies approaching from different ...

A few amazing things you didn't know about these incredible invertebrates.