Off-duty paramedic Bek Groten’s evening stroll along the Geelong foreshore on New Year’s Day was interrupted when her son alerted her to the lethal animal. “The tide was out so he was just running ...

The blue ring octopus is a small animal with a lethal secret. Though small, this poisonous creature carries a powerful toxin ...

Andy McConnell shared a video of a blue-ringed octopus during a recent vacation in the Philippines A man captured himself unknowingly holding the world's deadliest octopus. On Thursday, Dec. 11, ...

Octopus and other cephalopods are good at hiding themselves—and are inspiring cutting-edge technologies that may help us do ...

I try to imagine what would happen if a small sea creature with the capacity to kill 26 humans turned up on an Irish beach. There’d be media helicopters overhead, snipers on the roof, the military on ...

Honey badgers have developed a pretty fearsome reputation as one of the toughest animals and it’s largely deserved. Also ...

Appearances can be deceiving in the animal kingdom. Some of the most charming creatures harbor hidden dangers beneath their cute exteriors. These seemingly innocent animals possess surprisingly lethal ...