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

With blue blood and three hearts, the octopus has one of the most unusual circulatory systems in the animal kingdom.

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

A British tourist accidentally touched one of the world’s deadliest sea animals while on vacation in the Philippines.

A British man in the Philippines unknowingly handled one of the deadliest animals in the world on Wednesday. Andy McConnell ...

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The task required hundreds of hours of problem-solving and patience. Musician Mattias Krantz said it was worth it.

The vampire squid is a creature straight out of a gothic horror film. It lurks in the deep-sea abyss, cloaked in dark, webbed arms, its massive eyes glowing red or blue. The dramatic scientific name — ...

A holidaymaker struck up an unlikely friendship with an octopus while swimming in Porto Rotondo, Sardinia. Michele Bottari, 28, coaxed the creature from its cave before guiding it to the surface, ...