The dozen or so species that make up Grimpoteuthis are called Dumbo octopuses because of the two large fins—one on either side of the mantle—that protrude like ears. Add in the octopus’s ...

Sightings of Dumbo Octopi An octopus was recently discovered at an unnamed seamount 5,518 feet (1,682 meters) deep in the ...

The Dumbo octopus is an elusive cephalopod that gets its name from its large ear-like fins, which resemble those of the lovable Disney elephant. But there's still lots we don't know about these ...

It’s really dark in the deep sea. So lightless that you can’t expect to see much of anything. But then, like a ghost, something reveals itself from behind the shadows. In September, a team of ...

Blanket octopus pairs are some of the undersea world’s oddest couples. What’s so startling is the size difference: Males are about the size of a walnut—less than an inch long—but some ...

This lifestyle is unusual, but it’s not totally unique to argonauts. Haliphron, or the seven-armed octopus, is one of a few other incirrate species that spends time in open water. Then there’s cirrate ...

An octopus patrols a shallow reef, searching for food–and it’s not alone. A flurry of fish move alongside it, in a group hunting phenomenon observed in multiple marine locations around the world.

“The octopus basically works as the decider of the group,” says co-author Eduardo Sampaio, an animal-behaviour researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz, Germany.

When it comes to animals, this year’s winners have also come up trumps, with a range of images featuring everything from a cluster of octopus eggs to the wing scales of colorful butterflies and ...

Octopus Energy has gone from a newcomer in the energy market to the biggest electricity supplier in just eight years. In that time, it has repeatedly been made a Which? Recommended Provider. It's one ...

Octopus Energy has announced a game-changing new tariff that could see customers paying absolutely nothing for their electricity - that's right, £0 per month. The innovative energy provider is ...