Octopus sinensis d’Orbigny, 1841 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae): valid species name for the commercially valuable East Asian common octopus. Species Diversity , 2016; 21 (1): 31 DOI: 10.12782/sd.21. ...

Our last common ancestor with the octopus existed more than 500 million years ago. So why is it that they seem to show such peculiar similarities with humans, while at the same time appearing so ...

While common octopuses reside in all temperatures of waters all over the world, they congregate in relatively shallow, rocky areas near coasts. The IUCN lists the common octopus as a species of ...

The common octopus has an extensive nervous system, with over 500 million neurons. This is similar in number to that of a dog, and substantially higher than most other invertebrates.

Common octopus: Brownish-green, 1-3 feet long including arms, most common species, lifespan 1-2 years. Mimic octopus: Light tan with dark brown stripes, 2 feet including arms, can “mimic ...

At this juncture, Karlson was whipped on his arm and on his back by an octopus, causing modest amounts of pain. The Western Australia common octopus is indeed a fan of crabs.

Divers have captured video of this octopus-on-octopus action in the wild for the first time on video.. In a new study, researchers described three cases of cannibalism in the common octopus ...

The common octopus only lives for a year or two. Male octopuses die after mating while female octopuses cease hunting and waste away just after laying their eggs.

That's how Brent Meister, a marine biologist and aquarist at the Marine Discovery Center in New Smyrna Beach, described a local man's encounter with a fully grown octopus in Mosquito Lagoon last ...