In late September 2025, an image claiming to show an octopus helping a diver with underwater maintenance tasks began circulating on Facebook. One version (archived), included the following caption: ...

Ghost always knew when it was showtime. Stretching her eight arms across the tank, the octopus would glide mid-water almost as if she were dancing, leaving admirers on the other side of the glass ...

The octopus is a creature that continues to surprise scientists and inspire engineers. With eight arms that move in ways no human limb can, it demonstrates flexibility and control that seem almost ...

A beloved octopus that has drawn thousands of people's attention at the Aquarium of the Pacific has entered the final phase of its life, which will be fully devoted to eggs that can never hatch. Ghost ...

A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well-wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs — even though they ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs ...

Scientists set out to understand all the ways the animals use their eight appendages. It wasn’t easy. By Kate Golembiewski The eight arms of an octopus are right there in its name. But these ...

The San Antonio Aquarium has been accused of lying about the incident of an octopus clinging onto a child's arm and refusing to let go. Britney Taryn told MySA she was disheartened and frustrated ...

One of the main attractions at the San Antonio Aquarium is the octopus. But the creature, which is known as a Pacific octopus, has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. In the video, which was posted ...

A 6-year-old boy was left with welts along his arm after an octopus glommed onto him, his mother, Britney Taryn, recounted when speaking about the harrowing experience at a Texas aquarium in a social ...

A 6-year-old boy was hurt when an octopus grabbed on to his arm and wouldn't let go after the boy reached into a touch tank at the San Antonio Aquarium, his mother said. Britney Taryn, the boy's mom, ...

For years, Britney Taryn and her son Leo frequently visited the San Antonio Aquarium, interacting with the giant Pacific octopus at the attraction. Guests are encouraged to feed and touch the venomous ...