An image shared online in December 2025 was an authentic drone picture of a gargantuan octopus spotted in the Gulf of Mexico.

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A British tourist narrowly escaped a fatal encounter in the Philippines after handling a venomous blue-ringed octopus, ...

The blue-ringed octopus may be tiny, but its venom is deadly. A video of a man holding this world's venomous animal goes ...

The vampire squid genome shows it kept ancient features shared with squids, while octopuses gained major chromosomal changes.

The Giant Eclipse Octopus is going viral on Facebook. The page Science and Space Daily uploaded a picture of a Kraken-like creature and claimed it was supposedly found in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine ...

A tiny but highly dangerous sea creature has prompted a critical safety alert on the south coast of Western Australia. The City of Albany has issued a warning following reports of a blue-ringed ...

Andrew McConnell came across the blue-ringed octopus in the Philippines, not knowing it is one of the deadliest animals on ...

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the \"vampire squid from hell,\" revealing it bridges the evolutionary gap between ...

McConnell later said he was unaware of the danger at the time and only understood the seriousness after his post went viral.

Recipes from chef Accursio Lota explore Christmas Eve tradition among Italian Americans with sumptuous mussels, pasta with ...

Octopus Energy is cutting bills automatically after the Autumn Budget and daring rivals to keep up. From 1 April every Octopus customer will see lower prices without filling in forms switching tariffs ...