Normally, the blue-ringed octopus is brown or cream in colour, blending easily with rocks and sand. But when disturbed, it ...

The creature was discovered in August when Pender Island resident Kathleen Durant was walking her dog and came across what ...

A self-described “octopus nerd,” Cook says she knew right away Durant’s find was something special. “The seven-armed octopus ...

Ghost arrived at the Aquarium of the Pacific in May 2024 after being collected from the wild in British Columbia. She weighed ...

Ghost, the giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), has been stealing hearts since she arrived at the Aquarium of the ...

After surviving the encounter with a nearly four-meter-long specimen, Mauricio Hoyos continues to fight against the stigma ...

Nature is full of evolutionary selflessness. From deep-sea octopuses to certain marsupials, there are animals and insects ...

There’s a moment when you step through the doors of Two Crows Antique Mall in Ranson, West Virginia, when time does that funny little hiccup thing – suddenly you’re not just in a store, you’re in a ...

In late September 2025, an image claiming to show an octopus helping a diver with underwater maintenance tasks began circulating on Facebook. One version (archived), included the following caption: ...

Octopus mobile app users can now make payments at millions of merchants across Japan in a move that will bring convenience to many Hongkongers planning to visit the country. Users can pay by scanning ...

"We are thankful for how far reaching this story has become," a rep for the Aquarium of the Pacific tells PEOPLE, while sharing its plans to honor her aquarium of the pacific Ghost, a giant octopus at ...