The octopus is one of the coolest animals in the sea. For starters, they are invertebrates. That means they don’t have backbones like humans, lions, turtles, and birds. That may sound unusual, but ...

Cephalopods, like humans, have camera-like eyes that focus light with a lens. The two-spot octopus gets its name from the ocelli, or iridescent blue spots, which are false eyes to startle predators ...

Captive octopuses can spray jets of water out of their tanks, hitting people and sometimes ruining lab electronics. Earlier this year, a little one-pound octopus at the Santa Monica Aquarium spent a ...

Karma, a giant Pacific Octopus at New England Aquarium. Source: Tia Strombeck, used with permission. Octopuses are amazing animals. They're extremely intelligent and highly emotional, sentient, ...

World’s Oldest Octopus: Octopuses are among the most intelligent and mysterious creatures in the ocean. Known for their ability to camouflage, solve puzzles, and escape tight spaces, these soft-bodied ...