An image shared online in December 2025 was an authentic drone picture of a gargantuan octopus spotted in the Gulf of Mexico.

Equally mysterious and beautiful, octopuses are captivating creatures. There are over 300 octopus species, and they thrive in ...

If you are hiking off the coast of northern Washington and exploring tidepools, the last thing you would probably expect to find would be a giant Pacific octopus swimming around in it! But a group of ...

A video shared to TikTok on Nov. 9, 2024, claimed to show a "giant sea white octopus caught by fishermen" and included a geolocation tag of the "United States." In the video, multiple people were ...

What would you do if a giant Pacific octopus decided it wanted your diving equipment and didn’t let go? Do you think you’re strong enough to avoid getting your equipment, or yourself, pulled away by ...

A giant Pacific octopus at the Aquarium of the Pacific has died, the institution announced this week. The octopus, named Goji, came to Long Beach’s aquarium in March 2023, according to its vice ...

Giant Light-Up Octopus Takes Over Ottawa as Protesters Call for a Deep-Sea Mining Ban ...

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk recently got a new eight-legged resident. The aquarium added a new female giant Pacific octopus to its collection of sea creatures in August, according to Maritime ...

A team of salmon farmers are feeling pretty proud after they were able to rescue a bald eagle from an octopus off the northwest tip of Canada's Vancouver Island.The group was returning to their float ...