Octopuses have often been thought to prowl the seafloor solo using camouflage. But a new study suggests that some have ...

World Octopus Day highlights the complexities of protecting marine animals as environmental threats like climate change ...

Scientists in Germany have captured hours of footage of octopuses working in tandem with different species of reef fish to track down prey like smaller crustaceans, fish and molluscs and flush ...

The octopus takes on a commander position, leading a group of fish on the hunt for food and overseeing operations. Meanwhile, the fish track down smaller fish species and mollusks hiding in crevices.

An octopus patrols a shallow reef, searching for food–and it’s not alone. A flurry of fish move alongside it, in a group hunting phenomenon observed in multiple marine locations around the world.

The Octopus cyanea can often be found organising ... The species hunting mostly eat crustaceans, fish and mollusks with whoever was able to catch getting a meal. They were however unable to ...

A new study shows that some members of the species Octopus cyanea maraud around the seafloor in hunting groups with fish, which sometimes include several fish species at once. The research ...

In 2019, the photographer Harris Narainen had just wrapped up a night dive off Anilao in the Philippines and begun his ...

“The octopus is the decider of the group.” The researchers did not see evidence that the creatures shared prey. All the species involved are generalists that eat crustaceans, fish and mollusks ...

An Octopus cyanea hunts with a blue goatfish while ... All the species involved are generalists that eat crustaceans, fish and mollusks, but whoever was able to catch the prey got a meal.