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Spotting the way octopus stripes vary could help us conserve them

The configuration of brown and white stripes on pygmy zebra octopuses (Octopus chierchiae) varies between individuals, which could help researchers monitor them in the wild

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Different individuals belonging to the species Octopus chierchiae

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Female octopuses intentionally throw debris at harassing males

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Octopuses caught on video throwing silt and shells around themselves and at each other

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Octopus-inspired glove lets you manipulate objects underwater

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A steroid might be why octopuses starve themselves after mating

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MC8MNB This view shows some of the suckers on this eight armed cephalopod. Day octopus, Octopus cyanea, Hawaii.

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Octopus brains may have become complex the same way human brains did

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A cluster of deep sea octopus Muusoctopus robustus at Davidson Seamount, off California.

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Deep-sea ‘octopus garden’ has warm water that speeds egg hatching

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An almost-transparent, newly-hatched gloomy octopus

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Newly hatched gloomy octopuses may seek out light to catch tiny prey

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Octopus djinda lives along the southwestern coast of Australia

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Newly recognised octopus species described in south-west Australia

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How many hearts does an octopus have?

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