The octopuses eat the tissues in the jellyfish's body, or bell, and then pull the prey's stinging tentacles along behind them ...

Octopuses have often been thought to prowl the seafloor solo using camouflage. But a new study suggests that some have surprisingly rich social lives. A new study found that some members of an octopus ...

Most carnivores have teeth to grasp and eat prey, so marine animals with teeth are not uncommon. Sharks, dolphins, eels, whales, many fish species, and marine mammals like seals and sea lions have ...

Fish and octopuses in the Red Sea are teaming up to track down prey, which is likely getting them better results than when each creature works alone. Under the direction of an octopus, fish will ...

Octopuses are usually solitary creatures, but occasionally they group together with fish to share the burden of hunting. But woe betide any fish that does not toe the line. Researchers have analyzed ...

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Octopuses are cephalopods that live in oceans around the world. They are also some of the most intelligent creatures on Earth. Their brain structures vary depending on where they live. For example, ...

A new study found that some members of an octopus species hunt cooperatively in groups with fish. Video shows octopuses punching their companion fish to keep them on task and contributing to the hunt.

Octopuses don’t always hunt alone — but their partners aren’t who you’d expect. A new study shows that some members of the species Octopus cyanea maraud around the seafloor in hunting groups with fish ...