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The first octopuses were kraken-like monsters in the Cretaceous waters

For centuries, humans have told stories about the legendary Kraken, a huge octopus that coud sink ships whole. But roughly ...
Forbes

A Biologist Explains Why Octopuses ‘Punch’ Fish During Cooperative Hunts

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves ...
Ars Technica

The nine-armed octopus and the oddities of the cephalopod nervous system

With their quick-change camouflage and high level of intelligence, it’s not surprising that the public and scientific experts alike are fascinated by octopuses. Their abilities to recognize faces, ...
Mongabay

New golf-ball sized blue octopus species now identified in the Galapagos

While on a deep-sea expedition in the Galapagos in 2015, scientists found a golf-ball sized, short-armed blue octopus. In a recent study, they confirmed that it’s new to science. The newly described ...