When I first saw a picture of the blanket octopus I did a double take. I’d never heard of a blanket octopus before, which is surprising given the internet’s obsession with both large cephalopods and ...

A marine biologist managed to capture a blanket octopus on video earlier this year. Jacinta Shackleton was snorkeling near Lady Elliot Island off the coast of Australia when she spotted it. At first, ...

This remarkable sea creature resembles the softest, rainbow-colored blanket gently floating through the deep ocean. A video from USA Today shows some rare footage obtained by a diver of two of these ...

It’s generally agreed around these parts that octopodes are disturbingly awesome. The blanket octopus however kicks our cephalopod fascination into overdrive. How come? This creature looks like a ...

A marine biologist had a "once in a lifetime" encounter with the rare and stunning blanket octopus off the coast of Australia this month. Jacinta Shackleton, a videographer and photographer, has been ...

A Queensland marine biologist has come face to face with a rare rainbow-like species of octopus while snorkelling off Lady Elliot Island on the Great Barrier Reef. Marine biologist Jacinta Shackleton ...