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A Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) hunting at night at a coral reef in Curaçao.

'Mind-boggling' scrambled genome found in octopus and squid. It could explain their smarts.

By Stephanie Pappas published

Squid, octopus, and other cephalopods are genetic rulebreakers who have scrambled their genomes, perhaps allowing them to evolve their impressive smarts.

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The newfound Atolla jellyfish has some curly tentacles.

Largest crown jellyfish ever discovered is a blood red, saucer-like weirdo

By Brandon Specktor published

New crown jelly species from Monterey Bay looks like a scarlet alien saucer

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The zombie-like mummified shark which was discovered in the abandoned aquarium.

Haunting images of 'zombie' shark and other decaying aquarium animals revealed in eerie footage

By Harry Baker published

A new video posted by a French urban explorer has revealed a number of decomposing marine animals, including a mummified shark, inside an abandoned aquarium in Spain.

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The three hearts of an aonius borealis squid

6 strangest hearts in the animal kingdom

By Laura Geggel published

Countdown Hearts have become iconic symbols of Valentine's Day, but when it comes to hearts in the real world, one size doesn't fit all — particularly in the animal kingdom.

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The blanket octopus swimming near the surface above the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

Rare octopus video shows 'once-in-a-lifetime encounter'

By Patrick Pester published

A mesmerizing new video of an elusive blanket octopus swimming above the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia shows a "once-in-a-lifetime encounter."

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(Left) Researchers found a spatial organization to the way that neurons are activated when a jellyfish is coordinating behavior; (Right) The jellyfish folds the right side of its body to bring a tiny brine shrimp to its mouth.

Scientists inserted disco 'strobe lights' into jellyfish to see how they function without brains

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Scientists genetically modified jellyfish in order to make their neurons light up.

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The phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) is one of the ocean's most elusive animals.

Giant 'phantom jellyfish' that eats with mouth-arms spotted off California coast

By Ben Turner published

The rare creature has only been spotted roughly 100 times since its discovery in 1899.

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A reddish octopus shows off its many arms.

What's the difference between arms and tentacles?

By John Arnst published

Some sea creatures have arms, others have tentacles and a few have both. So, what's the difference between these appendages?

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Octopuses are one of several marine invertebrates to be recognized as sentient by changes to a new animal welfare bill.

Octopuses, squids and lobsters could become 'sentient beings' in the UK

By Harry Baker published

The U.K. government has included cephalopods and some crustaceans in a new bill that recognizes sentient animals.

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This rare cotton-candy-colored lobster was just caught in Maine.

Rare 'cotton candy' lobster was a 1-in-100 million catch

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The stunning lobster, named Haddie, is bright blue with dark purple specks.

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