Paul Rudd (left) and a shot of a mimic octopus featured in National Geographic's Secrets of the Octopus (right) Actor Paul Rudd knows what it takes to transform into another person for a role, and ...

Here's a handy guide to the amorphous and vibrant mimic octopus, courtesy of the webcomic xkcd. In my last post, I wondered: How did Asian fishermen manage to discover the mimic octopus? Thaumoctopus ...

Different animal species have evolved a number of ways to hide in their environments. One of the most popular tactics is by camouflage, often by matching the background or by having patterns that ...

Meet the world's largest octopus, which can tip the scales at over 600 pounds. Hear about the amazing feats of these highly ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Of all the amazing octopus species out there, ...

A mating pair of wild Octopus americanus, one displaying the arm action “raise.” A new study of octopuses in the wild found that all eight arms can do multiple actions, but their front arms are ...

Rudd serves as the narrator for National Geographic's upcoming docuseries "Secrets of the Octopus" Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...