Octopus sleep is very similar to that of humans and they may even dream
Study looks at electrical signals octopuses produce in their brain while asleep and awake.
Tag: octopus
World’s first octopus farm is moving ahead despite grave scientific concern
They’ve never been commercially farmed before, so there are no welfare rules in place.
The most detailed-ever atlas of the octopus visual system shows the differences and similarities when compared with humans
It can be hard to believe that boneless sea creatures share traits with us -- but they do!
Newly discovered fossil shows the octopus came before the dinosaur
It's small, it has ten arms, suckers and fin
Fossil Friday: ancient cephalopod is the first of its kind to sport 10 arms
This specimen pushes the history of squids, cuttlefish, and octopi back by over 80 million years.
Lobsters, octopuses and crabs recognized as “sentient” in the UK
It's just a step away from banning inhumane practices in the restaurant and fishing industries.
The iconic ‘Dumbo’ octopus stars in the deepest-ever octopus sighting
It's the deepest confirmed sighting of any cephalopod.
MDMA or ‘ecstasy’ makes octopuses more social, too
This could help scientists uncover the origin of social behavior in all animals.
Researchers develop octopus skin-inspired infrared camouflage
The advancement could help hide objects from heat sensors.
The mysterious deep-sea Dumbo octopus hatchlings look just like adults [with video]
These hatchlings emerge fully-formed, ready to take on the world from day one.b
Artificial camouflage skin mimics the octopus’ unparalleled morphing
The amazing camo-skin was funded by the military and could one day make its way into the battlefield.
Biologists just discovered an underwater octopus city — they call it Octlantis
Ever wondered what an octopus city looks like?
Thought octopuses only live in water? Watch David Attenborough explain how the only land octopus hunts
If you thought octopuses were amazing, wait 'till you see this.
The best-fossilized octopus we’ve ever found gets recreated in 3D to understand their evolution
They changed surprisingly little.
This oddball octopus mates with its mouth and is actually social
Octopuses are like aliens and there are few creatures weirder than these eight legged critters. They survive freezing waters, perceive ...
Octopus genome finally unraveled, and this is a big deal
The mystery of the octopus genome has finally been solved, and this will allow researchers to answer some intriguing questions: ...
Octopus is so cute that ‘Adorable’ might become its name
Among the best thing about being a biologist is you get to name things when you discover it. Now, a ...
More than meets the eye: Octopus can perceive light directly through its skin
Biologists have long suspected that cephalopods like the squid and cuttlefish have specialized proteins embedded in their skin, very similar ...
The seemingly chaotic, but elegant movement of the octopus: how it pulls it off
Despite lacking a rigid skeleton, octopuses have a remarkable coordinated locomotion. Using high-speed cameras, a group at the Hebrew University ...
How Antarctic octopuses survive in freezing waters
Octopus species that live in ice-cold Antarctic waters employ an unique strategy to transport oxygen to its tissue and survive, ...
“I wanted to take a picture of an octopus… but the octopus took pictures of me”
How the tables have turned! While documenting the experiments conducted on campus, Benjamin Savard, a digital media producer at Middlebury College, ...
Why octupus arms never get entangled
Photo: c4dcafe.com Roboticists and mechanical engineers hold octopuses to great respect and admiration because of their many skills, like great ...
Squishy robot camouflages itself effortlessly and blends in [VIDEO]
After UAVs inspired by hawks, robotic stability control spun from leaping lizards, wall climbing derived from geckos or the swimming artificial ...
The fish that mimics the mimicking octopus
Off the coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia, dwells the Thaumoctopus mimicus commonly refered to as the mimic octopus, a remarkable animal ...
Octomom gives birth to thousands of octopus sons – all caught on tape
Giving birth is definitely not something you see everyday, but an octopus giving birth - that's something you may never ...
The octopus and the beer bottle
Someone's thrash is another one's treasure - this old saying has an entirely different meaning for an octopus. The little ...
Octopus with venom that works in freezing temperatures discovered
Boy, you just can't have enough octopus, that's for sure - they're really amazing creatures, that often surprise us. Now, ...
The March award for awesome animal goes to THE MIMIC OCTOPUS
The mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus is a species of octopus that grows up to 60 cm (2 feet) in length ...
Stunning variety of sea life found in Antarctica
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) published some quite awesome pictures showing that Antarctica isn't the lifeless frozen wasteland most people ...