The Dumbo octopus was first discovered during the ground-breaking 1872-1876 Challenger expedition. Their genus, Grimpoteuthis, wasn’t described until 1932, however. Grimpoteuthis was named by Guy ...

A photographer and videographer had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to swim with a blanket octopus when he saw it in the ...

Dumbo octopuses (genus Grimpoteuthis) are deep-sea denizens that lay their eggs in large capsules on the ocean floor, where their offspring develop without parental care. Researchers reported in ...

Picture an octopus that could be deadly to humans. You’re probably thinking of a large creature, and not one that is the size of your palm. But indeed, that’s the blue-ringed octopus, one of several ...