A viral Instagram video posted in April 2026 showed an octopus throwing rocks at another octopus, along with a claim that ...

Yes, female octopuses throw things at pushy males-but it's not just them.

How do octopuses mate in the dark? A new study shows how the hectocotylus arm uses progesterone receptors to "taste" for a mate.

You’ve probably seen it by now — that Instagram video posted in April 2026 of an octopus hurling rocks at another octopus, ...

Life in the ocean is perilous, and 78% of the captured octopuses were missing at least one arm due to encounters with ...

Octopus mating behaviors can be quite deadly. Many species are cannibalistic, making the entire prospect of mating dangerous, and female octopuses often die after laying one clutch of eggs. Their ...

Scientists have learned how male octopuses’ specialized sperm-depositing arm knows where to go ...

The California two-spot octopus is a solitary creature. How exactly they manage to find suitable mates has been one of the ocean’s best-kept secrets. Now scientists have discovered that male octopuses ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides). David Liittschwager, National Geographic Image Collection The California two ...