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

From the octopus that walks on land to another that grows its own ‘lifejacket’, discover these unusual species ...

It’s an octopus-eat-octopus world. Scientists have discovered that when mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into the hearts of female octopuses — to ...

A British man vacationing in the Philippines very closely escaped death after he unknowingly handled a super poisonous octopus. Andrew “Andy” McConnell is a historian who regularly appears on the UK ...

Humans are not the only species who practice 'safe sex', although this means something quite different for one species of octopus. Marine biologists from Australia have revealed that male-blue lined ...

Nature is beautiful, but don’t let that fool you. Poison isn’t just for snakes; some creatures use it in ways so brutal, you’ll wonder why horror movies haven’t copied them yet. In this wild ride ...

The blanket octopus uses venomous man o’ war tentacles as weapons, doubling its reach and surviving in the open ocean.