The mimic octopus is one of the best disguisers in the ocean, and can blend into any background! Read here to learn more ...

Octopuses are masters of camouflage and disguise. An alarmed octopus can vanish even while you watch, flawlessly transforming into what looks like a piece of coral-encrusted rock, or another species ...

An Australian diver witnessed “something incredible” when she encountered a southern blue-ringed octopus camouflaging itself ...

Rudd serves as the narrator for National Geographic's upcoming docuseries "Secrets of the Octopus" Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

Wild octopus arm movements reveal extraordinary control, offering insights that may transform robotics design and lifesaving technology.

Inspired by the small but deadly blue-ringed octopus, researchers have created a novel technology that rapidly changes color and appearance under various kinds of light, enabling camouflaging and ...

Octopuses, renowned for their intelligence and unique arm dexterity, are inspiring robotics innovation. Researchers have decoded their arm movements i ...

Octopuses, intelligent and agile predators, typically overpower crabs using their flexible arms, sharp beaks, and ...

In a flash, an octopus can make like ragged-edged seaweed or coral by changing the color and texture of its skin, thus becoming nearly invisible in its environment. And in the future, robots may be ...

A two-month-old octopus tries to unscrew the lid of a jar to get hold of its content, a crab, at Denmark's Aquarium in Copenhagen in 2004. Credit - Jorgen Jessen—AFP/Getty Images As predictable as the ...

Paul Rudd (left) and a shot of a mimic octopus featured in National Geographic's Secrets of the Octopus (right) Actor Paul Rudd knows what it takes to transform into another person for a role, and ...