What Is The World’s Biggest Octopus?
The Giant Pacific Octopus is the largest octopus in the world! But there’s more to this cephalopod than its mass.
The Giant Pacific Octopus is the largest octopus in the world! But there’s more to this cephalopod than its mass.
Do octopus have beaks? It seems hard to believe, but they really do! Let’s find out how octopuses use their beaks to eat and catch prey!
Do octopuses die after giving birth? The short answer is yes. But stick around for the long answer—we promise it is interesting!
If you’re here, you are most likely someone who enjoys morsels of information about our favorite cephalopod—the octopus! But what are 5 things an octopus eats and enjoys? Just like their two-armed pals (humans), octopuses eat many tasty morsels, depending on where they live in the ocean and what their energy requirements are. Read on…
What if you were walking down the street and smelled a delicious waffle cone of ice cream to your left, but before your brain decided to investigate the smell, you were already reaching out for one? What if your left hand had its own small brain that could make decisions entirely on its own unless…
🚨 New octopus research alert from marine scientist Meghan Holst and her team, who discovered and finally got an answer to the question: When do senescent (end of life) octopuses feel pain? This post reviews what happens when octopuses get older, delving into the senescence process, and most importantly, what implications this has for octopus…
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