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A frilled pygmy octopus hitched a ride on a diver’s fin in Port Phillip Bay, off the coast of Portsea, Victoria, with the encounter marking only the second time the species has been observed in the ...

A distinct striped pattern on a species of octopus varies from one individual to the next, which could help researchers monitor the rare animal. Pygmy zebra octopuses (Octopus chierchiae), also known ...

Octopuses already exist in a strange corner of the animal world, with soft bodies, problem-solving brains, and the ability to change color in a blink. Even within that group, a handful of species push ...