Cuttlefish have long turned their tentacles up to group swims preferring to navigate the ocean in solitude and only coming together when it’s time to mate. At least, that’s what they lead us to believe! They don’t mind traveling together and doing it in style, swimming in almost precision formations. They’re basically an underwater quidditch…
Who doesn’t love to sleep!? Those glorious hours each day where we get to drift off into a state of calm, rest, and dreams. Do octopuses get to experience the same luxury? Do they find a cozy nook in their den, wrap themselves in their arms, and catch some sweet zzz’s? The answer is YES!…
As the sun goes down and the reef descends into darkness, who comes out to play? The Caribbean Reef Octopus! This blue-green iridescent, shallow water octopus is one fancy cephalopod and a master of turning itself into a shimmery parachute to snare prey in the dead of night. Read up on all of these Caribbean…
Octopus? Squid? Cuttlefish? When you’re none of the above, but you’re still a mushy, 8-armed creature that moves about the ocean using jet propulsion, what could you possibly be? The one and only Vampyroteuthis infernalis, of course! Commonly known as the Vampire Squid, this exclusive cephalopod lives at crushing ocean depths with little oxygen. It…
Ever find yourself pondering about an octopus’s life? How long do they live? Do they adopt a healthy lifestyle in the hopes that they will live longer? What species lives the longest? Do females outlive males or vice versa? I know- it’s a lot! From popping out into the world from a tiny egg case…
Have you ever heard of the Glass Octopus? Nope, not an octopus sculpture made of glass. This is a very much alive, SEE-THROUGH octopus that floats along the currents deep below the ocean’s surface. We‘ve known of this glorious creature for over 100 years… so why are they just NOW going viral on the internet?…
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