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A shocking and potentially fatal incident has gone viral after a British tourist unknowingly handled one of the world’s most venomous marine creatures, the blue-ringed octopus, while vacationing in ...

Blue-ringed octopus is considered the world's most dangerous octopus species Manila: A plucky British adventurer named Decanterman turned a sunny Philippine beach day into his personal ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California scientists captured rare footage of a seven-arm octopus eating a jellyfish. Almost a half-mile below ...

Dec. 11 (UPI) --A Swedish musician spent six months working to accomplish the "worst" and "coolest" thing he has ever done: teaching an octopus to play piano. Mattias Krantz, a YouTuber whose content ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

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: ...

Octopuses and their arms are still a bit of a mystery. Not because scientists don't know how they work; their arms are boneless hydrostats, made up of groups of muscles working together, and capable ...

A dying octopus at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs — even ...