The new species, named Microeledone galapagensis, has a blue hue, which is believed to be the rarest color in nature.

A tiny blue deep-sea octopus discovered 5,800 feet below the Galápagos has been named Microeledone galapagensis The post This ...

Head nearly 6,000 feet deep into the waters of the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, and you will likely encounter ...

An octopus about the size of a golf ball was first spotted in 2015 near Darwin Island. A new study gives it both a formal description and a name.

The discovery of a blue octopus about the size of a golf ball has delighted marine biologists and the public with its rarity – and its big-eyed cute factor. The octopus was found 5,800 feet deep in ...

A new blue octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, was recently discovered near Darwin Island in northern Galápagos.

Deep below the waters off the Galápagos Islands resides a tiny blue octopus that fits in the palm of a hand. But scientists ...

A tiny, bright blue octopus Microeledone galapagensis is small enough to fit inside the palm of your hand, but good luck ...

Researchers just put a name to a glowing blue octopus hiding nearly a mile beneath the Galápagos and kept it completely ...

Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...

As an octopus biologist, I get a call from the media every summer because someone has had an encounter with a blue-ringed octopus. Thankfully, everyone has been OK. Blue-ringed octopus are famed for ...

For example, the blue-ringed octopus has an extremely powerful venom, which can kill a person within minutes. Moreover, this small creature is about the size of a golf ball and has a very calm ...