Seen here catching a ride on a jellyfish because work smarter, not harder, this is an incredibly informative video from Bizarre Beasts detailing the evolutionary development of the argonaut, the only octopus with a shell, and the only one that lives in the open ocean, unlike the rest of its

Spotted by a submersible remote operated vehicle (ROV) launched from the EV Nautilus about 500 nautical miles northwest of Oʻahu, Hawaii, this is a video of a recently discovered Casper octopus. The octopus was found “walking” along the seafloor at a depth of about 2,300m (7,575-feet, ~1.4-miles), with a body

This is a video from Mark Rober of his brief pet octopus Sashimi making her way through an increasingly difficult 9-part obstacle course/maze in order to reach the vault at its center, containing all her favorite shrimpy food. Octopuses not only have a central brain, but 2/3s of their neurons

While investigating the waters of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii, the ROV Little Hercules spotted a rarely seen dumbo octopus just floating in the current. Apparently the marine biologists watching the feed were particularly happy to see this dumbo octopus, because the last one they spotted was in

Because some people are firm believers that only their own personal space should be respected, this is a video of diver and photographer Eric Desmet upsetting an octopus in Cannes, France, to the point the alien tries to snatch his camera away from him. Can’t say I blame it, if

This is a video of Dora’s older sister and diver Elora Explora befriending a tiny octopus at the Off The Wall Dive Center and Resort in Belize. She names him Eggbert, and occasionally bringing him treats, which, PROTIP: is a great way to solidify a friendship. Eggbert even solicits Elora’s

Seen here looking like there’s no way you can tell me that’s not an alien (it looks just like Boba Fett’s ship!), a rarely seen orange Dumbo octopus is filmed by the unmanned undersea rover E/V Nautilus. The octopus was captured casually cruising along all by its lonesome at a

This is a video of a robotic spy octopus designed to infiltrate the octopus community and learn its secrets providing a real coconut octopus with a coconut half to cap off the end of the bamboo shoot its hiding in. The footage is pretty remarkable, but this is obviously staged