The female blanket octopus can weigh 40,000 times more than males, and can use the dangerous Portuguese man-o-war's tentacles ...

Through sexual selection, the characteristics of a larger female and smaller male have evolved so dramatically that the male blanket octopuses are considered to be dwarf animals.© Sam ...

This video of a swimming Tremoctopus or “blanket octopus” was shot in the Gulf of Mexico in 180 feet of water at Eugene Island South Addition Block 330 in October, 2008. The location is 100 miles from ...

When I first saw a picture of the blanket octopus I did a double take. I’d never heard of a blanket octopus before, which is surprising given the internet’s obsession with both large cephalopods and ...

This remarkable sea creature resembles the softest, rainbow-colored blanket gently floating through the deep ocean. A video from USA Today shows some rare footage obtained by a diver of two of these ...

It’s generally agreed around these parts that octopodes are disturbingly awesome. The blanket octopus however kicks our cephalopod fascination into overdrive. How come? This creature looks like a ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Marine biologist, photographer and videographer Jacinta Shackleton, has posted a video on Instagram of a female blanket octopus (with its psychedelic cape on full display) she came across earlier this ...

Karachi, 12 December: In a rare occurrence, WWF-Pakistan trained fishermen recorded three specimens of blanket octopus from different spots along the Sindh and Balochistan coast this week. A 0.8-metre ...

When a blanket octopus swims, it creates a kaleidoscope of colors twirling underwater. It’s a rainbow of beauty as it glides through the sea. It’s gorgeous, and it’s almost never seen by humans in ...