An octopus wraps around a diver’s leg during this dive. The contact is unexpected and firm. Movement slows to prevent distress. Octopus behavior is exploratory, not hostile. The moment requires ...

Videos filmed by divers show that choking, blinding and sacrificing limbs are all in the cephalopods’ repertoire. By Joshua Rapp Learn The conger eel was the favorite, weighing at least three times ...

Among animals, few life cycles are as dramatic as that of the octopus. After a single reproductive event, many females enter ...

Octopuses are widely known for their intelligence, including problem-solving, tool use, and complex hunting behavior. For ...