Tag: Cephalopod

  • A Diver Coaxes A Tiny Octopus To Swap A Plastic Cup For A Shell In Pixar-Worthy Video

    A Diver Coaxes A Tiny Octopus To Swap A Plastic Cup For A Shell In Pixar-Worthy Video

    Twenty meters beneath the surface off the coast of Lembeh, Indonesia, a tiny octopus clung to a clear plastic cup, treating it as the one thing standing between itself and the dangers of the open seabed. A group of divers had gathered around the little creature, and they were not in a hurry to leave.…

  • Meet the Ocean’s Newest, Palm-Sized Blue Octopus

    Meet the Ocean’s Newest, Palm-Sized Blue Octopus

    When you picture the Galápagos Islands, giant tortoises and marine iguanas likely come to mind. But thousands of feet below those famous sunlit shores, the dark ocean floor hides secrets that are just now coming to light. Scientists recently identified a shockingly bright, golf ball-sized creature surviving in this extreme environment, revealing just how much…