Blanket Octopus female diving. Blanket octopus pairs are some of the undersea world's oddest couples, with the female weighing 40,000 times more than the male.© Sam Robertshaw/Shutterstock.com This ...

The blanket octopus uses venomous man o’ war tentacles as weapons, doubling its reach and surviving in the open ocean.

The undersea world is home to beautiful creatures and a video doing rounds on social media confirms the same. In the viral video, an incredible footage of rare “blanket octopus” in all its ...

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It’s generally agreed around these parts that octopodes are disturbingly awesome. The blanket octopus however kicks our cephalopod fascination into overdrive. How come? This creature looks like a ...

When a blanket octopus swims, it creates a kaleidoscope of colors twirling underwater. It’s a rainbow of beauty as it glides through the sea. It’s gorgeous, and it’s almost never seen by humans in ...