Diver convinces a tiny octopus to trade a plastic cup for a shell in Pixar-worthy video

A video shows a diver in Indonesia spending an entire dive convincing a tiny coconut octopus to swap its plastic cup home for ...
National Geographic news

Watch This Octopus Use Shells as a Shield

A video taken during a dive in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, shows an aggressive coconut octopus walking across the ocean floor with the bivalve shell it uses for protection and lurching at the person ...

Yes, Octopuses Really Throw Things at Each Other — But Not Exactly Like the Viral Video Shows

A viral Instagram video posted in April 2026 showed an octopus throwing rocks at another octopus, along with a claim that ...
Los Angeles Times

The veined octopus’ coconut shelters may be first evidence of tool use in an invertebrate

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Biologists studying the habits of veined octopuses in the waters of ...
The New York Times

Sometimes This Octopus Is So Mad It Just Wants to Throw Something

A study finds that the gloomy octopus — its real name — is in the small club of animals that toss things at other members of their own species. By Darren Incorvaia It turns out that the urge to hurl ...