This shot of a pair of courting crab spiders, taken by nature photographer Sandip Guha in Shiliguri, India, highlights the difference in size between the male and his much larger mate (in some ...

More than a fanciful shark-octopus hybrid featured in low-budget sci-fi films of the 2010s, the "sharktopus" has been spotted in real life - well, kind of. The sighting was not that of some mish ...

The octopus is one of the ocean’s most fascinating animals. As a species, it possesses almost humanlike intelligence and traits rarely seen in other marine life. This octopus we found on @deepandscary ...

What they discovered was far from what they expected: the mysterious blob was actually a Maori octopus clinging to the shark's head. "It was definitely working to keep itself very contained on top ...

Would you like to see an octopus cruising along on a shark? Your wish is my command.A Māori octopus (Macroctopus maorum), and the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) on which it rode, appear ...

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Their eyes weren’t deceiving them. An octopus was riding the shark. They nicknamed it the “sharktopus” and said it was one of the strangest things they had ever seen in the ocean.

A aerial view of the octopus catching a ride on top of the shark. (Image credit: Wednesday Davis) Shortfin mako sharks are the fastest shark species in the world, reaching top speeds of up to 46 ...

Terrifying footage shows the moment an octopus latches onto a snorkeller and sprays blinding ink in his face after its home was disturbed. Viral footage showed the eight-limbed creature in a ...

A snorkeler was nearly strangled by an octopus after he disturbed the creature's home while on a dive off the coast of far-eastern Russia. Now-viral video of the encounter shows the moment the ...

THIS is the horrific moment an aggressive octopus latches onto a snorkeler and nearly strangles him after its home was disturbed. Viral footage showed the eight-limbed creature in a nightmare ...