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Blue-ringed octopus, one of the most toxic animals on Earth, bites teen after hiding in shell
By Harry Baker published
An Australian teenager had a lucky escape after being bitten by an extremely toxic blue-ringed octopus. A toddler also came close to touching the deadly cephalopod.
Adorable, newfound pygmy squid species named after Japanese forest fairies
By Elise Poore published
Two new species of pygmy squid have been discovered off Okinawa and named after mythical creatures.
Bright yellow sea snail named 'margarita' in honor of late musician Jimmy Buffett
By Harry Baker published
The margarita sea snail, which shoots out a toxic mucus web to catch prey, was discovered on a coral reef in the Florida Keys and was named after Buffett, who died on Sept. 1.
Mangrove leaf slug: The solar-powered mollusk that gobbles up sunlight then goes months without eating
By Sascha Pare published
This frilly slug lives in the mangroves of southeastern Asia and Australia, lounging in shallow pools of water and scraping up algae from which it gains the ability to photosynthesize.
Green-banded broodsac: The brain-hijacking parasite that creates disco zombie snails
By Megan Shersby published
This parasitic worm crawls into the eyestalks of snails, takes over its brain then pulsates to make the mollusk look like a dancing caterpillar.
Watch ghostly dumbo octopus swim with its massive 'ears' in rare new footage
By Harry Baker published
On an expedition in Hawaii, a remote underwater vehicle filmed a dumbo octopus swimming with its ear-like fins near the seafloor. The pale white creature is one of the deepest-dwelling octopuses on Earth.
See extremely rare photos of alien-looking '7-arm octopus' spotted near Washington coast
By Harry Baker published
The seven-arm octopus, which actually has eight arms, is one of the largest octopus species and is rarely seen by people because it normally dwells in the deep sea.
Watch elusive, sucker-less squid in rare footage captured off the Galapagos
By Elise Poore published
Footage of the rare squid, Grimalditeuthis bonplandi, was captured for only the 2nd time ever during an expedition to explore hydrothermal vents off the Galapagos Islands.
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