Don't be fooled by supposed drone image of giant octopus in Gulf of Mexico

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

'Rarely Seen' Seven-Arm Octopus Spotted Off California Coast for 4th Time in 4 Decades

A seven-arm octopus was spotted in Monterey Bay in Nov. 6, 2025; the 'rarely seen' deep-sea octopus was spotted by ...

Meet The Animal That Solves Puzzles, Uses Tools And Plans Ahead. Hint: It’s Not A Primate

These five research-backed insights show why the octopus remains one of the most extraordinary minds in the animal kingdom.
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Is the Giant Eclipse Octopus found in the Gulf of Mexico real or fake? Viral footage explored

The Giant Eclipse Octopus is going viral on Facebook. The page Science and Space Daily uploaded a picture of a Kraken-like creature and claimed it was supposedly found in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine ...

'Year of octopus' declared after warmer seas lead to record UK numbers

A wildlife charity has declared 2025 "the Year of the Blooming Octopus" after record numbers were spotted off the south-west ...
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Octopuses change color in milliseconds, even though they are colorblind

Learn why octopuses change color, how fast they can blend into their surroundings, and how the creatures can change into ...

‘Year of the octopus’: How climate change is pushing the sea’s smartest creature into new territory

Unprecedented numbers of the common octopus have been found in British waters this year, but what’s behind the rare ‘bloom’?
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Scientists discover 4 new species of octopus. Here’s what we know about the creatures

A mother octopus broods her eggs near a small outcrop of rock unofficially called El Dorado Hill. When a female octopus broods (which can be a timespan of multiple years), she does not eat and dies ...