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Journalist's 'brush with death' after handling octopus 1,000 times more toxic than cyanide

British journalist Andy McConnell was enjoying a morning beach walk on Cebu Island in the Philippines when he came across a ...
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Australian teen picks up shell, nearly dies when he’s bitten by octopus hiding inside

PERTH, Australia — An Australian teen who put a sea shell into his pocket with the intent of giving it to his niece nearly died when he was bitten by poisonous octopus that was hiding inside the shell ...

'Rarely Seen' Seven-Arm Octopus Spotted Off California Coast for 4th Time in 4 Decades

A seven-arm octopus was spotted in Monterey Bay in Nov. 6, 2025; the 'rarely seen' deep-sea octopus was spotted by researchers who've only seen it four times in nearly four decades.
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Behind the scenes: Sanibel's popular shell museum, from octopus to large, edible sea snail

The amount of care that is required to take care of a pet is an understatement for those who aren't pet owners. Now, put yourself in the shoes of the aquarists at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell ...
LAist

Here's Why 6,000 Octopuses Like To Be Under The Sea At An 'Octopus Garden'

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Why nesting at ‘Octopus Garden’ helps female octopuses give their young a better shot at survival

Two miles below the ocean surface off Monterey, California, warm water percolates from the seafloor at the base of an underwater mountain. It’s a magical place, especially if you’re an octopus. We now ...
AZ Animals

Why 2025 Was the “Year of the Octopus” and a Massive Octopus Bloom

Off the coast of the UK, fishermen and marine biologists are witnessing something not seen in generations. Sightings of the ...
KUOW

Here's why 6,000 octopuses like to be under the sea at an 'octopus garden'

Off the coast of California is an unusual "octopus garden" — the largest congregation of deep-sea octopuses ever discovered on Earth, where over 6,000 octopuses huddle around an extinct underwater ...
Houston Public Media

Here's why 6,000 octopuses like to be under the sea at an 'octopus garden'

Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute studied female octopuses that nest together off Central California at a depth of about 3,200 meters. (MBARI) Off the coast of California is ...
OPB

Here’s why 6,000 octopuses like to be under the sea at an ‘octopus garden’

Off the coast of California is an unusual “octopus garden” — the largest congregation of deep-sea octopuses ever discovered on Earth, where over 6,000 octopuses huddle around an extinct underwater ...
NPR

Here's why 6,000 octopuses like to be under the sea at an 'octopus garden'

Octopuses tend to live alone. Kind of sad. Who do you hug with all of those arms? But the largest congregation of deep-sea octopuses who live together, the largest one ever discovered, is thriving off ...