What happens when an octopus becomes a mother and why does she stop eating?

Octopus mothers undertake an intense maternal journey. After laying thousands of eggs, they stop eating and dedicate themselves to guarding their young. This sacrifice is hormonally controlled by the ...

Meet The Deep-Sea Octopus That Guarded Her Eggs For 4.5 Years — Without Eating Once

This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...
Forbes

A Biologist Explains Why Octopuses ‘Punch’ Fish During Cooperative Hunts

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves ...
Newsweek

‘Incredible’ Clip Shows Scientist and Octopus ‘Communicating’ in the Wild

Underwater footage of an "incredible" moment shows a marine biologist seemingly communicating with an octopus as she hunts for crabs. The images, which were shot in the waters of the Great Barrier ...
AOL

'Mom, it’s not letting me go': Mom says octopus latched on to her son

A Texas mom is concerned after she says an octopus at the San Antonio Aquarium left bruises on her 6-year-old son’s arm. According to the mother, Britney Taryn, her son has been visiting the aquarium ...