Blanket octopuses are pelagic animals, meaning they live in the open ocean. Although their exact population numbers are not known, the common blanket octopus (Tremoctopus violaceus) is listed as ...

One species, the common blanket octopus, carries tentacles from the Portuguese man o' war (another species) as a weapon. "These tentacles carry a potent and painful venom — the common blanket ...

This female blanket octopus was between 35cm and 40cm in size. Photo: Christiaan Stopforth/Drone Fanatics SA Photographer and videographer Christiaan Stopforth had an extraordinary encounter with ...

Per the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, the blanket octopus gets its name from its female counterpart, which has a long, fleshy "cape enclosing its tentacles. The blanket, which makes the sea ...

The octopus seemed to be in control of its living ... Male and small female blanket octopuses carry around fragments of tentacles from Physalia physalis, aka the dreaded Portuguese Man-of-War ...

sneaking up toward another octopus that lurks, barely visible, nearby among a blanket of shells and algae. The second octopus shrinks away, while the first attacks by raising its arms and shooting ...

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 ...