When octopuses move across the seafloor, they can use multiple arms to camouflage from predators. These strong arms are also used for building dens, chucking shells, competing for mates, and more.

Octopus mothers slam themselves against rocks and eat their own arms before their eggs hatch. Scientists have discovered what leads to the self-destruction.

Nature is made up of some amazing and intriguing creatures. Perhaps one of the most intriguing is the octopus. Some even believe they could be aliens. One mystery that has long evaded scientists is ...

Scientists have discovered that octopuses don't have a dominant arm, but they more often use their front arms for tasks.

A steroid hormone may be responsible for making young female octopuses waste away and die soon after laying eggs. California two-spot octopuses (Octopus bimaculoides) are normally very active ...

Ghost, a beloved giant Pacific octopus that has drawn thousands of people's attention at the Aquarium of the Pacific, has entered the final phase of its life, which will be fully devoted to eggs that ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Scientists may have finally figured out why the octopuses torture and eat themselves after mating. A new study suggests that mother octopuses take part in this behavior because of the ...

A mating pair of wild Octopus americanus, one displaying the arm action “raise.” A new study of octopuses in the wild found that all eight arms can do multiple actions, but their front arms are ...