In areas without natural defenses, the octopus basically uses the shell as a makeshift shield. With no readily available hiding places, the creatures bring their own. Story by Tony Manfred and ...

This is the moment a diver had a bizarre encounter during octopus mating season in the waters of Tulamben, Bali. In footage released on March 1, an amorous female coconut octopus saw her own ...

A row of suckers. A pair of eyes. An octopus. In particular, Amphioctopus marginatus, also known as the coconut octopus. Its common name comes from its habit of hiding in discarded coconut shells ...

A one-of-a-kind footage has captured the very moment of a coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) throwing stones in projectile motion at predatory fish while hiding inside a clamshell.