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Looming Octopus 'Dances' in Winning Underwater Photo
By Mindy Weisberger published
A striking photo of an octopus won diver Gabriel Barathieu the title of Underwater Photographer of the Year 2017.

Hunting or Angry? Scientists Can't Agree on Odd Octopus Behavior
By Laura Geggel published
A wild octopus surprised an Australian diver this week by suddenly, and quite dramatically, inflating itself with water, ballooning up like a parachute.

Master of Escapes: How an Octopus Broke Out of Its Aquarium
By Knvul Sheikh published
In the dark of night, an enterprising octopus named Inky snuck out of his tank at the National Aquarium of New Zealand and made an eight-armed dash for freedom.

Underwater photos: Elusive octopus squid 'smiles' for the camera
By Jeanna Bryner published
Check out these amazing underwater photos of a deep-sea octopus squid, flashing spotlights on its arms and showing off its seeming red lips and round eyes.

Genes Confirm: Octopuses Are Brainy and Weird
By Elizabeth Goldbaum published
Forr the first time, scientists have sequenced the genome of the eight-legged rock star, revealing how its complex noggin evolved.

Clever Creature: Photos of the California Two-Spot Octopus
By Jeanna Bryner published
These amazing photos reveal the California two-spotted octopus, which just had its genome sequenced to reveal the underpinnings of the cephalopod's complex brain and wacky behaviors.

Tennis Ball-Size Octopuses Suction Each Other During Sex
By Elizabeth Peterson published
A very unusual octopus has scientists wondering just how well they really know the mysterious eight-armed creatures that inhabit the world's oceans.

From Blobfish to 'Adorable' Octopus: 9 Animals with Perfect Names
By Elizabeth Peterson published
There are lots of cute (and some not-so-cute) critters out there whose names really reflect their physical characteristics.
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