Some scientists claim that octopuses could be the next big species after humans go extinct and that there is much to learn ...

You make like a statue. After a moment, the octopus climbs out of the shell. Its body is the size of your thumb, its arms perhaps three times that. As it moves onto the sand, it turns a matching ...

It’s not a perfect measure, as other factors such as the degree of folding in the brain also play a role. But smarter animals tend to have a higher brain-to-body ratio. An octopus’s brain-to-body ...

But even then, the creature was latched on, using its whole body to cover the mans upper torso and lower half of his face. According to local media, he was able to release the octopus from his ...

Upon being handled by the diver, the octopus fights back first by releasing dark-colored ink into the water, a process known ...

A horizontal a slice at the base of the arms (labeled as A) showing the oral INCs (labeled as O) converging and crossing.

Two pairs join to make a group of 4. They stand back to back to make octopus body and then wriggle and wave their arms high, low and all around like long, wriggling tentacles. Each group creates ...