The blue-ringed octopus is the only octopus to have a lethal toxin that can kill humans. Read here to learn about potential ...

Some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet are not the ones with the sharpest teeth or the largest bodies. They are, in many cases, small enough to sit on a fingernail. The blue-ringed octopus ...

Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...

Quick Take Picking up a live electric wire and swinging it around sounds like a terrible idea. For the blanket octopus, it is ...

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 ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook But it seems Otto Octavius’ stint with Earth’s mightiest heroes is over: a solicitation for the ...

TACOMA, Washington -- It started as a fun picture and ended with a venomous octopus biting a woman's face. Jamie Bisceglia met up with some fishermen who had hooked an octopus during a fishing derby ...