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2008-05-01 Colossal Squid Has Glowing "Cloaking Device," Huge Eyes (National Geographic)
The giant species has the world's biggest eyes, as well as light-emitting organs that may serve as cloaking devices, scientists say.
2008-04-30 Te Papa's Colossal Squid Blog (Te Papa)
Findings, photos, and video from the disection. The squid was a female. Also: Huge Squid Has World's Largest Eye -- quotes from the scientists.
2008-04-29 Colossal Squid Goes Under Knife (BBC)
Scientists in New Zealand will shortly put their rare intact colossal squid specimen under the dissection knife. Watch it on live video. Also: (Giant Squid May Be "A Minnow".)
2008-04-29 Giant "Diablo" Squid Lurk In B.C. Waters (The Province)
Nightmarish packs of rapacious giant devil squid are hunting off the B.C. coast, their numbers increasing as scientists worry about an attack on fish stocks.
2008-04-27 Jumbo Squid Invade Coast Off Northwest (McClatchy Newspapers)
Jumbo squid lurking off the Pacific Northwest coast could threaten salmon runs and signal another change in the oceans brought on by global warming. (Also: shorter version of article but with more pictures.)
2008-04-27 New Zealand Squid Thaw Put On Ice (BBC)
Technicians in New Zealand have postponed until Monday the delicate process of defrosting a colossal squid caught in Antarctic waters last year. Also: Te Papa museum's live camera feeds of thawing/disection and schedule of events. (From Pharyngula.)
2008-04-17 Global Interest Expected In Defrosting Of "T-Rex" Squid (NZ Herald)
Researchers expect huge scientific interest as they thaw the largest known specimen of the world's biggest invertebrate, a colossal squid, at the Museum of New Zealand on April 30.
2008-03-31 Octopus Sex More Sophisticated Than Arm-Wrestling (UC Berkeley)
For decades, scientists have viewed octopuses as unromantic loners, with mating habits nearly devoid of complex behavior. But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, has found that at least one species of octopus engages in such sophisticated lovemaking tactics as flirting, passionate handholding and keeping rivals at arms' length.
2008-03-27 Scientists Find That Squid Beak Is Both Hard And Soft, A Material That Engineers Want To Copy (PhysOrg)
How did nature make the squid's beak super hard and sharp –– allowing it, without harm to its soft body, to capture its prey? The question has captivated those interested in creating new materials that mimic biological materials. Original paper: "The Transition from Stiff to Compliant Materials in Squid Beaks" (Science)
2008-03-25 Paris' Latest Star Is No Damp Squid (AFP)
France's National Museum of Natural History on Tuesday unveiled the world's first "plastinated" squid -- a 6.5-metre-long (21.25-feet) deep-sea beast donated by New Zealand and named "Wheke" in honour of a creature featuring in Maori legend. More: Giant Preserved Squid On Display (BBC, with better photo)
2008-03-25 Weird Sex: Giant Squid Do It Deeper (CDNN)
Research by marine scientists has shed startling new light on the secret sex life of the giant squid, one of the most mysterious monsters of the world's deepest oceans.
2008-03-12 Jimmie The Octopus Departs With A Splash (The Oregonian)
Early Tuesday in the darkened entrance to the Hatfield Marine Science Center, Jimmie the resident octopus shows no interest in the visitors gathered by her tank...
2008-03-11 Tall Tales: Giant Squid (First Science)
Are the oceans hiding monsters of epic proportions? And will they survive long enough for us to track them down?
2008-03-06 Group Calls For 'Hexapus' Freedom (BBC)
PETA campaigners say Henry the hexapus' new home at a Blackpool exhibition called Suckers is cruel and has turned him into a "sideshow freak". Also: Showtime For Henry: "Octopuses need subdued lighting and flash photography can be fatal".
2008-03-03 Six-legged 'Hexapus' Claimed As World First In Britain (AFP)
British marine experts have found what they claim is a world first -- a six-legged octopus, or "hexapus," whom they have christened Henry. It is believed to be the result of a birth defect. Also: A Hexapus, Not A Six-Legged Octopus.
2008-02-26 The Case Of The Disappearing Octopus (Popular Science)
Roger Hanlon's cephalopod camouflage research hits the mainstream in a popular YouTube video. Using underwater digital video cameras, he and his team are able to capture the intricate physical patterns these animals display across their bodies when they want to go unseen.
2008-02-19 Understanding Octopus, Cuttlefish And Other Camouflage Champions (Herald Tribune)
(By Carl Zimmer) Cuttlefish and their relatives octopus and squid are the world's camouflage champions. But Hanlon and his colleagues have just a rough understanding of how these animals, collectively known as cephalopods, disguise themselves so well.
2008-02-18 Danger Lurks In Rock Pools (Sussex Inlet News)
A local resident has expressed concern over the number of blue ringed octopuses at popular local swimming spots.
2008-02-18 Octopus Exhibit Sucks People In (Seattle Times)
To celebrate the eight-legged invertebrates, the Seattle Aquarium gives them their own week -- Octopus Week.
2008-02-14 Delores The Octopus Is Feeling The Love This Week (Seattle P.I.)
Love has been in the air at the Seattle Aquarium since Thursday, when aquarium staff removed the barrier between giant Pacific octopuses Delores and Tank to see if Delores would allow Tank to be her babies' daddy. See also: Valentine Arrival For Octopus With Three Hearts at Blackpool Sea Life Centre.
2008-02-14 Divers Wanted To Help Count Giant Octopuses In Puget Sound (Tacoma News Tribune)
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and the Seattle Aquarium are enlisting local scuba divers this weekend in an effort to count giant Pacific octopuses in the Puget Sound.
2008-02-07 Aquarium Bids Farewell To Octopus (Daily Nexus)
Following a series of failed escape attempts, one of UCSB’s resident octopi has made its final escape to the land of no return.
2008-02-04 What Does An Octopus Do When A Predator Threatens It? (HappyNews)
It depends on the octopus.
2008-01-31 Baby Octopus Found In Solent (Daily Echo)
A 20cm long baby octopus has been rescued from the Solent, taken to the Blue Reef Aquarium in Hampshire, and named Osbourne after being accidentally trawled up in the nets of a fishing boat.
2008-01-30 Blue-Ringed Octopus Numbers Increasing (News.com.au)
They are one of the most dangerous animals on earth -- and they're swimming at an Australian beach with you.
2008-01-29 Scientists Study Impact Of Jumbo Squid On Fisheries (Fish Update)
In the last six years, California has seen a major increase in the number of jumbo squid off the coast. Though there are several competing theories as to why this invasion has occurred, scientists say jumbo squid can be considered to be one of the "early winners" of ocean climate change.
2008-01-10 Mr Potato Head Makes Octopus Pal (BBC)
Louis the Giant Pacific Octopus is so attached to the Christmas present that was dropped into his aquarium tank, he fights his keepers whenever they try to take the toy from him. Also a better photo.
2007-12-26 Hatfield Marine Science Center Seeks "Backup" Octopus (News Times)
Aquarists at Oregon's Hatfield Marine Science Center want a smoother new year in terms of obtaining and maintaining the center's foremost creature feature: a giant Pacific octopus.
2007-12-17 Superconducting Cuttlefish (RSC)
UK chemists have used cuttlefish bones to template the growth of new superconductors.
2007-12-07 Squid Pro Quo (Globe Gazette)
Ellie Lehmann said she and fellow fifth-graders couldn't wait to dissect squid.
2007-12-03 Port Development Could Scuttle Giant Cuttlefish (The Australian)
A vulnerable and genetically distinct population of giant cuttlefish stands in the way of the mining industry's bid for a deep-sea port in South Australia's Spencer Gulf.
2007-11-12 Octopus Inspire New Camouflage Strategies For Military (ScienceDaily)
Researchers are studying the remarkable shape- and color-changing abilities of the octopus and its close relatives in an effort to understand one of nature's most remarkable feats of camouflage and self-preservation.
2007-11-11 Student Research Project Features Octopus In Training (Greenwich Time)
Ophelia the octopus hunkered down in the corner of a saltwater tank in a Brunswick upper school classroom. The octopus, a research project of Brunswick junior Connor Fitzpatrick, was hiding a secret that was revealed when Ophelia moved away from the tank wall.
2007-11-08 Omar The Octopus Ships Out (Bellingham Herald)
Chance for romance lies in Seattle. Omar the octopus is headed for the big time, with some gentle encouragement from one of his caretakers at the Marine Life Center in Bellingham.
2007-10-31 Coin Critters: Argentinian Squid Has Its Own Following (Numismaster)
Falkland Islands has honored the Argentine shortfin squid (Illex argentinus) (and commemorated the 1987 Fisheries Conservation Zone) by issuing a one crown coin (KM 147) with its image. Column has picture and squid factoids.
2007-10-28 Nine-Armed Octopus Found (Asahi, in Japanese)
English translation: A spokesperson for the Akashi Seafood Council in nearby Hyogo prefecture confirmed the unusual nature of the extra-tentacled creature: "In Akashi, we might see one every 20 years or so. They are extremely rare."
2007-10-23 All Dressed Up And Somewhere To Go (The Telegram)
The giant squid that once lived in an obscure room at the Newfoundland Provincial Museum on Duckworth Street has been cleaned up, put in a new tank and moved to a new home where she will be proudly displayed.
2007-10-23 Seminar On Climate Change Challenges For Chilean Fisheries (The Telegram)
The abundance of cuttlefish along the Chilean coast is one of the possible consequences of global climate change mentioned in a recent scientific gathering held Santiago. Also: Cuttlefish eluding India's west coast fishermen for over a month.
2007-10-03 Chile: Giant Predatory Humboldt Squid Threatens Hake (MercoPress)
An invasion of predatory Humboldt squid into northern Pacific waters is decimating hake catches in the Pacific Ocean, including along Chile's coast. This is the conclusion of an extensive study carried out over 19 years by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
2007-08-23 Octopus Vs. Mr. Potato Head (ABC)
Mr. Potato Head is a favorite enrichment tool for the South Carolina Aquarium's octopus. Includes video. Also: Lurking at the Aquarium, Brilliant Houdinis of the Deep (with photo)
2007-08-23 Giant Squid Caught Off Italian Coast (UPI)
The first giant squid ever captured intact in Italian waters.
2007-08-23 Giant, Baby Squid Could Set World Record (NBC)
A rare squid could end up in the record books. Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida are studying the body of a juvenile giant squid found floating off the Florida Keys. Also: Fisherman Finds Rare Baby Giant Squid.
2007-08-23 Giant Squid To Be Preserved (ABC.au)
The giant squid washed-up in Tasmania last month was removed from the freezer to start the preserving process.
2007-07-31 'Male' Octopus Suffers Baby Blues (BBC)
A "male" octopus who had been suffering from a mystery illness has turned out to be a mother-to-be with morning sickness.
2007-07-30 Cephalopod Development And Evolution (Pharyngula)
How could oysters be related to squid; one's a flat, sessile blob with a hard shell, and the other is a jet-propelled active predator with eyes and tentacles. A recent paper traces the development of Nautilus and works out how the body plan is established.
2007-07-28 California Squid Invasion Threatening "Fish Stick" Species (National Geographic)
The invasion of Humboldt squid seems to be making a noticeable dent in the local population of hake, experts note in a new study.
2007-07-24 Octopus Unearths 900-Year-Old Hidden Treasure (Daily Mail)
It is a story that combines all the great mysteries and exciting discoveries of the sea - an octopus hauled onto a fishing boat with valuable ancient pottery attached to its suckers. (An update with new photos to original Korean report from June.)
2007-07-23 California's Attack Of The Jumbo Squid (New Scientist)
Ferocious, pack-feeding jumbo squid have invaded waters off California's central coast and are devouring local fish populations. Researchers say global warming and overfishing are likely to blame. Also: Giant Squid With 40,000 Sharp Teeth Take Up Residence In Monterey Bay (Mercury News)
2007-07-12 Giant Squid Found On Farewell Spit (TV3, NZ)
The animal was about 4.2m long and washed up at the high tide mark approx 6 km along the ocean side of the Spit.
2007-07-12 "Octosquid" Identified As A Plain Squid (Star Bulletin, HI)
"It's a typical squid [of the genus Mastigoteuthis], and its tentacles were probably torn off (while coming up the pipeline)," said Richard Young.
2007-07-11 Rare Giant Squid Washed Up In Australia (Reuters)
One of the largest giant squid ever found has washed up on a remote Australian beach, sparking a race against time by scientists to examine the rarely seen deep-ocean creature. Also: Love's cruel embrace, or dying for dinner: a giant's lonely end
2007-07-05 Curious Creature Caught Off Keahole Point (Star Bulletin, HI)
What appears to be a half-squid, half-octopus specimen found off Keahole Point on the Big Island remains unidentified today and could possibly be a new species, said local biologists.
2007-06-26 Fishing For Octopus On Indian Ocean Isle (Reuters)
"The octopus is beautiful," the 34-year-old mother-of-four says. "But it is our food, so we have to kill it."
2007-06-20 Octopuses Prefer Lego (ITN)
A giant octopus has found a new way of passing the time at an aquarium in the UK - with his lego. Text and video.
2007-06-16 They're Baaaack... (AdelaideNow)
Thousands of blue-blooded, eight-armed Giant cuttlefish filled with lust are closing in on Whyalla in one of nature's strangest phenomena. Text and video.
2007-06-06 Cephalopod Camouflage, Or: Turning Invisible Is Easier Than It Looks (Pharyngula)
This is an amazing ability, and the question is how do they do it? One of the minor surprises found by Roger Hanlon is that the algorithm for generating camouflage may not be that complex.
2007-06-06 Exhibit Sheds Light On Giant Squid (Gazette-Times)
Mysterious creature will be an Oregon Coast Aquarium showcase until Labor Day.
2007-06-06 Giant Cuttlefish Attracts World Interest (Whyalla News)
The famous giant cuttlefish season has begun with the fascinating creatures arriving in the region's shallows to spawn.
2007-06-05 Octopus Discovers Koryo Pottery (Chosun)
... When Kim Yong-chul pulled in the shell bait, he found some pottery pieces stuck to the suckers of webfoot octopus. One animal was attached to a plate dating to the Koryo period.
2007-05-26 Giant Squid Return To Southern California Waters (KABC)
"I have nearly a thousand dives with these animals and I have been either tested or full out attacked about 80 percent of the time," Scott Cassell said.
2007-05-25 Scripps To The Rescue (Voice of Sandiego)
Editor discovers corpse of squid, photo shown, assigns reporter to identify it, who asks Scripps Institution of Oceanography: "It's a Humboldt." (This executive summery only slightly shorter than actual article.)
2007-05-23 Octopus Reuben Slips Into The Water Near Newport For A New Life (The Register-Guard)
A giant octopus escaped his holding tank at the Hatfield Marine Science Center on Tuesday and may at this very moment be terrorizing victims throughout Yaquina Bay.
2007-05-07 Mote Shows Off Rare Squid (Herald Tribune)
A large deep-sea squid has made a rare appearance Wednesday, her fourth since a charter fisherman found her floating in 820-foot-deep water off the southern coast of Key West.
2007-05-07 Baby Octopi Hatch At Mall Aquarium (KTVA)
It's an unheard of event for one retail aquarium store.
2007-04-10 The Octopus That Can Open Drink Bottles (Hawke's Bay Today)
Octi has come a long way since being pulled out of a rockpool - she can now open bottles, using her tentacles. More: Napier octopus displays sleight of tentacle - "She's quite happy to be here because she can actually take the lid off her tank and climb out if she wants. She pushed the lid away but she never actually climbed out and escaped."
2007-04-03 Firefly Squid Spark Battle For Tourists (Asahi)
During spawning season, Firefly squid emit a lovely blue light that is visible at night. Around Toyama Bay, Japan, cities are keen to bolster a tourist trade featuring the tiny squid.
2007-03-30 Cuttlefish: Stars Of Study, TV Show (American-Statesman)
Jesse Purdy has been conducting basic conditioning experiments on cuttlefish since 1992. His research, which could reveal information about human intellectual capacities, will be featured in "Kings of Camouflage" on PBS. More: PBS Taps MU Prof For "NOVA"
2007-03-30 Jumbo Squid Invading Eastern Pacific (National Geographic)
Flotillas of jumbo (Humboldt) squid are invading the length of the eastern Pacific Ocean, and the voracious predators may be upsetting ocean ecosystems and threatening fisheries, scientists warn.
2007-03-26 Warning Lights Of The Sea (LA Times)
Humboldt squid is a colossal cephalopod that reaches 7 feet long, can weigh more than 100 pounds, and jets through the water at speeds up to 25 mph and it's numbers are increasing off of California. Divers attacked.
2007-03-22 Colossal Squid May Be Headed For The Oven In New Zealand (Canada.com)
In order to avoid partial rotting, industrial microwave equipment is being considered for thawing the frozen Colossal squid.
2007-03-16 Cuttlefish Babies Return To Sarasota (WTSP)
Eight cuttlefish babies born at Mote Marine Labs have returned home to grow up.
2007-03-16 Night Vision Helps With Camouflage In Briny Deep (LiveScience)
Cuttlefish can instantaneously camouflage themselves against any background -- even in the dark of night, proving that they must have extremely fine-tuned night vision, according to a new study.
2007-03-09 Stealth Camouflage At Night (EurekAlert)
Marine Biological Laboratory study confirms cephalopods use rapid adaptive camouflage at night.
2007-03-08 Tracking Sperm Whales And Jumbo Squid (EurekAlert)
Scientists conduct first simultaneous tagging study of a deep-sea predator and its prey.
2007-03-08 Professor And Student Study Mood Changes In Octopuses (The Snapper)
White rods are used to show when an octopus is optimistic and black rods are used to show when they are pessimistic.
2007-03-07 Monster of the Deep (Newsweek)
How the world's largest squid was caught -- and the bidding war for the exclusive footage slated to be shown this spring.
2007-03-06 Giant Squid Discovery Brings Back Memories Of Plum Island's "Squidly" (Gloucester Daily Times)
In 1980, Dan Laughlin, an assistant curator at Boston's New England Aquarium, was called in to work on a giant squid carcass that had washed up on Plum Island.
2007-03-03 School Of Giant Squids Found In Local Waters (OCRegister)
Eighteen anglers on a Newport Landing Sportfishing boat came back early this morning with a boat full of Humboldt squid, averaging about 30 pounds each and 5 feet in length.
2007-02-25 Scientists Trying To Identify Large Squid (News-Press)
"Scientists are trying to figure out the identity of a large squid [13ft., not intact] found off the Florida Keys by a charter captain last week." UPDATE: identified as an Asperoteuthis acanthoderma, see squid necropsy photos. UPDATE: (2007-03-17) It's a female
2007-02-22 Big Squid Hooked (The Age)
New Zealand fishermen in the Ross Sea have caught what's thought to be the largest squid [colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni)] ever found anywhere in the world, weighing an estimated 450kg. UPDATE: For additional links and updates, see special CephNews report...
2007-02-17 Video: Octopus Mating A Tangled Affair (National Geographic)
For a male cyanea octopus, finding a mate is all about showing a little "leg."
2007-02-17 If You're A Sucker For Octopuses, This Is Your Week (Seattle PI)
On Wednesday, the Seattle Aquarium removed the tank barrier between giant Pacific octopuses Ivan and Juliet and let the two get to know each other, if you know what I mean.
2007-02-14 Large Squid Lights Up For Attack (BBC)
Big deep-sea squid emit blinding flashes of light as they attack their prey, research shows. Includes video. More: National Geographic article.
2007-02-13 Using Octopuses To Understand Depression (PR Newswire)
Dr. Jean Boal, a biology professor at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, is developing a new and unique way to research the causes and effects of depression with the help of octopuses.
2007-01-19 Messy Mollusks Definitely Keep It Interesting (LA Times)
They're a welcome change of pace, all slithery and grabby, squirting water and ink, providing boatloads of fun as well as delectable table fare. But then there's the aftermath.
2007-01-09 Giant Squid Hitches Free Ride To The Marquesas (Cruising World)
An episode of underbody sabotage attributed to one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep, the giant squid.
2007-01-05 A Near-Deadly Encounter Sparks Blue-Ringed Octopus Warning (Country Times)
A chance encounter which could have been lethal. Includes blue-ringed octopus facts and what to do if bitten.
2006-12-22 Researchers Catch Giant Squid (AP)
A Japanese research team has succeeded in filming a giant squid live -- possibly for the first time -- and says the elusive creatures may be more plentiful than previously believed. VIDEO Also: Giant Squid, Where Are You?
2006-12-15 Photographer To Seek Elusive Giant Squid (NZ Herald)
Marine biologist Peter Batson says he plans to try photographing giant squid at a depth of 3000m off the coast of New Zealand.
2006-12-13 Squid-inspired Vortex Generators Created (UC@B)
Inspired by the sleek and efficient propulsion of squid, a researcher has designed a new generation of compact vortex generators that could make it easier for scientists to maneuver and dock underwater vehicles at low speeds and with greater precision.
2006-12-09 Octopus Skin Yields Bright Discovery (Nature)
The molecules that make octopus skin so successful as a dynamic camouflage could provide materials scientists with a new way to make super-reflective materials.
2006-12-08 Winning Shot Of A Shape-Shifter (SMH)
Meet "the great mimic", a creature so cunning it was finally identified and named only eight years ago: the elusive Indo-Malayan Mimic Octopus.
2006-11-30 Diamondback Squids In Jamaica - A New Fisheries Resource? (Jamaica Gleaner)
A few years ago, if someone had said that there were Diamondback squids in Jamaican waters, it would have been greeted with polite laughter. Today, however, there is clear evidence to suggest that the species is indeed here.
2006-11-17 Aquarium Will Soon Have Thousands of Babies (Beach Connection)
At the Seaside Aquarium a female Rubescense octopus may have laid her eggs a few weeks ago, but she’ll soon be mother to as many as 3,000 babies at any time now. Also: slideshow.
2006-11-05 Octopus: Genius Of The Deep (The Independent)
They can use tools and experience pain and stress. Octopuses are so intelligent they may win special protection in laboratory research - and from the cruelty dished out by some restaurant kitchens.
2006-11-04 Paprika The Octopus Makes A Big Splash In Kindergarten (Brock Island Times)
In taking up residency in the Block Island School kindergarten classroom, Paprika the octopus has made quite an impression on her classmates, even as she has made herself very much at home.
2006-11-03 Giant Squid Latches Onto Golding (Yachting World)
Golding, the leading Brit in the yacht race, was in a good mood despite an incident with a giant squid, which has covered his hull and the lower part of his sails in ink.
2006-10-29 What In The world? (AAP)
A mysterious gelatinous ball was spotted in Hordaland, western Norway. It was a large squid egg sack.
2006-10-09 Boy Survives Octopus Bite (AAP)
A toddler who was bitten by a deadly blue ringed octopus after he picked it up and played with it has lived to tell the tale.
2006-09-23 Squid Star Of Freaky Fish Show (NZ Herald)
With eyes the size of grapefruit and a 5m tentacle curling around the tank, Squid Vicious looks like a prop from an underwater horror movie.
2006-09-22 Squid Skin Reveals Hidden Messages (MBL)
MBL scientists find anatomical evidence for a hidden communication channel that remains masked during camouflage. Also: Study: Squid Are Masters Of Disguise
2006-09-22 Squirt The Octopus Cracks Underwater Puzzles (Bluereef)
A giant Pacific octopus called Squirt is on the verge of solving an ingenious set of underwater puzzles at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay.
2006-09-05 Octopus Surprises Scientists (ITV)
A giant Pacific octopus has shown himself to be quite the brainbox after he opened a complex perspex safe to get at the food inside. Also: Oct Of Intelligence
2006-08-23 Newquay Aquarium Welcomes Baby Cuttlefish (The Pasty)
A dozen baby cuttlefish have been born at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium.
2006-08-16 Fishermen Snag Giant Squid Tentacle (AP)
A tentacle and two arms of a giant squid about 20 feet long were snagged by a sport fisherman off Santa Cruz Island.
2006-08-16 Lurking At The Aquarium, Brilliant Houdinis Of The Deep (Washington Post)
A leading indicator of octopus intelligence is that they get bored.
2006-08-14 Spineless Tales Provide Strong Backbone To Human Brain Research (press release)
Two specific brain chemicals, residing in a specific location, allow a cuttlefish to change skin color or skin patterns in less than a second.
2006-08-13 Cuttle Cuddles (News.com.au)
Giant cuttlefish of Whyalla: Macho posers, drag queens, dancers, bizarre light shows -- welcome to one of nature's strangest mating games.
2006-08-08 A Rare Catch: Octopus Pulled From Ohio River (Courier-Journal)
David Stepp was fishing for catfish with friends on the Ohio River Monday night when he reeled in a bizarre catch -- an octopus. 08-10 UPDATE: Mystery Solved
2006-08-08 Ravenous Octopus Is Master Of The Marina (Hartlepool Today)
A rapidly growing octopus has become the latest attraction in a marina. Also: Hunting For Octopus, reporter goes in search of the Hartlepool Marina Monster.
2006-07-21 Pollock Fishermen Pull Up Slew Of Squid (AP)
They're pink, slippery and decidedly not cute, especially if you are a pollock fisherman in the Bering Sea pulling up a slew of unusable squid this summer.
2006-07-21 Octopuses Evolved As Antarctica Froze (ABC.au)
Colder Antarctic waters drove the evolution of deep sea octopuses, suggests new research.
2006-07-01 Behold The Humboldt (Outside)
What swims at 20 miles per hour, can carve out hunks of human flesh, and will attack anything that moves? The Humboldt squid. Brace yourself for a dive with the eeriest beast in the ocean.
2006-06-22 Deep-Sea Dates Do The Business Off Whyalla (ABC.au)
It's a giant orgy. The waters of the Spencer Gulf are simply reeking with sex at the moment, as millions of Giant Australian cuttlefish arrive for their annual breeding season.
2006-06-16 Cuttlefish Swarm To Safety Zone (Whyalla News)
The future of Whyalla's cuttlefish tourism is looking bright, with large numbers of the breed returning to the grounds this year.
2006-04-20 Cuttlefish Masters Of Disguise Despite Colorblindness (MBL)
Cuttlefish are wizards of camouflage. Adept at blending in with their surroundings, cuttlefish are known to have a diverse range of body patterns and can switch between them almost instantaneously (photo and video).
2006-04-18 Shy Squids Have Shy Kids (ABC.au)
Squid have personalities that appear to be passed down from parent to offspring, says an Australian researcher.
2006-04-17 How The Octopus Forms An Elbow (Current Biology PR)
Human-like movement control helps flexible arms achieve precision. Also: Octopuses Have Trick Elbows.
2006-04-14 Tourists Bask In Blue Glow Of Firefly Squid (Pink Tentacle)
Toyama Bay is the habitat of the world-famous glowing firefly squid, which surface in large numbers every spring in a phenomenon that has been designated a special natural monument. More: Original article (Japanese), Hotaruika Museum (Japanese)
2006-04-11 Biology Club Students Are Suckers For New Octopus (Northern Light)
After a year of research and planning, the UAA Biology Club plopped its new octopus -- named Tako -- into a tank.
2006-03-28 Squid Native To Mexico Found Off Washington Coast (Seattle PI)
Humboldt squid found in Washington.
2006-02-28 Giant Squid Grabs London Audience (BBC)
One of the biggest and most complete giant squids ever found is on display at London's Natural History Museum. Also: Giant Squid Goes On Display (Natural History Museum)
2006-02-28 Life's A Squid, And Then You Die (Monterey Herald)
From beginning to end, this fish's existence is perilous -- and short. Also: Getting A Handle On The Number Of Squids' Kids.
2006-02-27 Giant "Squid" In Chile Scares Vacationers (Merco Press)
The emergence of a 1.7 meters long [Humboldt squid] in a Puerto Montt beach, south of Chile caused panic Sunday among vacationers. In Spanish: Miedo Generó Hallazgo de Calamar Gigante en Chinquihue
2006-02-23 Mating Trick (ScienCentral)
The male Australian cuttlefish sometimes disguises itself as a female in order to get a girl (video). Also: Sensitivity, charm and cleverness: very sexy (Pharyngula)
2006-02-11 Thousands Of Humboldt Squid Wash Up On Chilean Beach (Merco Press)
Authorities began removing hundreds of tons of squid that washed up on a beach in southern Chile and were in a process of decomposing.
2006-02-10 Romance Is In The Water For Octopus Week (Daily Herald)
The Seattle Aquarium will kick off the event early with a blind date for two of the animals.
2006-02-07 New Sonar Method Offers Way To Assess Health Of Squid Fisheries (WHOI Press Release)
Scientists devise technique to detect squid egg clusters on the seafloor.
2006-02-07 Squids May Help Determine Global Warming Impact (ABC.au)
They may be the least understood animals of the ocean but cephalopods may hold the key to learning the long-term impacts of over-fishing and global warming.
2006-02-04 Adventure Travel: Giant Squid Diving (Press Release)
Welcome to the wild world of the Giant Squid (Dosidicus gigas) or as it’s commonly known in Mexico, the Red Demon Squid.
2006-02-03 Iridoteuthis iris (Pharyngula)
This big-eyed Hawaiian squid is only 3cm long. It's a sepiolid, or one of the bobtail squids.
2006-01-19 Octopus Tried To Eat Sub (Daily Record)
The 18-foot sea monster wrapped its tentacles around the remote-controlled sub's cable and hauled itself towards it. Also: Report (with video) from sub maker Seaeye. More: Octopus believed to be "senile".
2006-01-13 Firefly Squid (Pharyngula)
This is a beautiful little animal with a brief and brilliant life.
2006-01-07 Gut Contents Of A Giant Squid (TONMO)
A look at what Architeuthis dux eats.
2005-12-20 Giant Squid Expected To Set Pulses Racing (ABC.au)
The Melbourne Aquarium has added a new and unusual attraction to its collection of sea creatures: a giant squid encased in a block of ice. Others with photos: Eye-to-eye with a giant squid, New squid on the (ice) block
2005-12-17 Nature: Encountering Sea Monsters (PBS)
PBS show follows Bob Cranston in his quest to film and understand the world's most mysterious cephalopods. Site has articles, video, photos.
2005-12-15 Tentacle sex, part deux (Pharyngula)
Mating mechanics of squid, with diagrams.
2005-12-15 Bright Pink And Flapping Like Dumbo (Globe & Mail)
In the icy Arctic Ocean, scientists discover the world's northernmost known octopus: the Canadian Arctic octopus.
2005-12-15 Dancing With Demons (Deeper Blue)
Account of diving off Baja California with Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas), a.k.a. Diablo Rojo (Red Devil).
2005-12-14 Broody Squid Keep Young In Hand (Nature)
Gonatus onyx is the first squid ever discovered carrying its huge brood around under its arms. See also from: New Scientist (videos), NewsWise, LiveScience
2005-12-12 Archeologist In Training (24 hours)
6-year-old student Brianna finds a 73-million-year-old fossilized squid.
2005-12-08 Monster Squid Gets Second Chance At Life After Big Catch (Statesman Journal)
OSU student reels in a 30- to 50-pound cephalopod.
2005-11-24 Age No Barrier For Octopus Researchers (ABC.au)
Scientists in Tasmania have announced that they have made a ground-breaking discovery by finding a way to determine the age of octopuses: count the number of rings in a shell structure within the octopus known as a stylet.
2005-11-23 Squid Nuptial Dances (Pharyngula)
It's discovered that South African squid lek, a mating behavior seen in some birds where the males gather and display for female attention.
2005-11-23 Defeated By The Squid (Pharyngula)
"Mathy" paper on jet flow in swimming squid leaves developmental biologist uncomprehending. Other cephalophiles are befuddled too. Pictures are pretty though.
2005-11-07 Squid Are Researcher's "Favorite Guys" (Boston.com)
About Joe DeGiorgis and his work on the Squid Genome Project.
2005-10-21 MBL Scientists Get On Squid's Nerves (MBL)
Scientists at the Marine Biology Lab (MBL) have recently launched the Squid Genome Project, a scientific collaboration to identify the genes of the long-finned squid.
2005-10-10 Love Is A Battlefield For The Giant Squid (Philly.com)
You don't want to mess with a giant squid, even if you yourself are a giant squid. Their embraces end with brutality, maiming and sometimes death. And yet, in the darkest depths of the ocean, some irresistible force draws them together to procreate.
2005-09-27 Holy Squid! Photos Offer First Glimpse of Live Deep-Sea Giant (National Geographic)
A set of extraordinary images captured by Japanese scientists marks the first-ever record of a live giant squid (Architeuthis) in the wild. Also: Giant Squid, Where Are You? - NY Times - The original paper in Proceedings... (600+Kio PDF)
2005-09-25 Giant Squid Do It Deeper (CDNN)
Research by marine scientists has shed startling new light on the secret sex life of the giant squid, one of the most mysterious monsters of the world's deepest oceans.
2005-09-23 Cephalopod Gnashers (Pharyngula)
Cephalopods can inflict a nasty bite. On their underside, at the conjunction of their arms, they have a structure called the beak which does look rather like a bird's beak, and which can close with enough force to crush shellfish.
2005-09-23 Killers From The Deep Invade B.C. Waters (Campbell River Mirror)
Hundreds of dead man-sized Humboldt squid normally found in the the tropics have been washing up on the beaches from Port Hardy to the Queen Charlotte Islands, to Alaska.
2005-09-02 Captured On Film: Octopus-Egg Hatching And Young Octopuses Foraging (ASLC)
Perseverance paid off for Alaska SeaLife Center's videographers. After months of monitoring, the Alaska SeaLife Center has captured footage of its tiny octopus eggs hatching and feeding.
2005-09-02 A Vulcanoctopus Garden (Pharyngula)
This pallid octopod is Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis, a deep-sea species found lurking about hydrothermal vents, where they clamber about among the tube worms, tolerating poisonous clouds of warm sulfides.
2005-08-24 Misrepresentation Of Octopus's Nature (JoongAng Daily)
An editorial from a Korean octopus: "Because of my ink, you have called me, octopus, by the graceful name of 'writing fish.' However, my image is still nothing but wicked."
2005-08-07 Kodos, Kang, & Cephalopod Evolution (UTI blog)
What has tentacles, can change color, has large eyes, greenish-blue blood, three hearts, glows in the dark, and no spine -- and is not a Quantum Presbyterian from Rigel IV?
2005-07-27 Gruesome Habits Of The Giant Squid (New Scientist)
Enshrined in myth as ferocious beasts that overturn boats to munch on sailors, giant squid, it appears, also indulge in cannibalism. (subscription) Also: Giant Squid May Be Cannibals (full article)
2005-07-21 Scottish Fishermen Are 'Squids' In (Grampian TV)
Fishermen are cashing in on a new species which has sprung up unexpectedly off the north east coast.
2005-07-19 Octopus Learns To Open Lids (IBS)
The 1-year-old resident of Denmark's Aquarium is a jar-opening expert, sometimes popping off tight lids in less than 10 seconds.
2005-07-14 Cuttlefish Carnage (Dive Magazine)
The annual courtship of cuttlefish at Babbacombe Bay in Devon is one of the most amazing spectacles in British waters... But for how long?
2005-07-02 Gibraltar Biologists Identify 'Monster' Squid (Merco Press)
This family [Histioteuthidae] can be identified by the presence of large photophores on the head, hood and legs. Another interesting characteristic is that the left eye is considerably larger than the right.
2005-06-20 Here's Looking At You (Photo) (Live Science)
Every year Cape Cod gets bombarded with tourists. But it’s not just people who flock to the Cape -- tens of thousands of Woods Hole squid vacation here too.
2005-06-09 Cuttlefish Decline Halted (Whyalla News)
According to anecdotal evidence, the number of cuttlefish moving into the breeding grounds has levelled off, rather than declining for the fourth year in a row.
2005-06-07 'Walking' Octopus Inspires Soft Robots (BBC)
The surprise discovery that octopi can "walk" along the sea bed on two tentacles has inspired scientists seeking to create of a new generation of soft, flexible robots.
2005-05-05 Eight Arms To Hold You (Ancorage Press)
How a giant octopus touched a human chord.
2005-05-02 Scientists Watch For Calamari That Bites Back (Globe and Mail)
For the first time in recorded history, a Humboldt squid had been captured for study from the temperate waters of the northeastern Pacific.
2005-04-13 Octopus Eggs Begin To Hatch, Octo-mom Aurora Holds On For Arrival Of Young (Alaska SeaLife Center)
Commitment sometimes appears with an eight-armed morphology. Includes video of octo-babies. (Link is to Center's updates page.)
2005-03-25 Blanket Octopus: The World's Most Sexually Size-Dimorphic Large Animal (Royal Society of NZ)
Female blanket octopuses, Tremoctopus violaceus, attain sizes of up to 2 m long-almost 2 orders of magnitude larger than the 2.4-cm-long male (PDF). Also: An overview from Pharyngula.
2005-03-24 Two-Limbed Tiptoe Aids Octopus Camouflage (Nature)
Two tiny species of tropical octopus have demonstrated a remarkable disappearing trick. They adopt a two-armed "walk" that frees up their remaining six limbs to camouflage them as they slink away from trouble.
2005-03-18 Dead Jumbo Squid Wash Up On O.C. Beaches (Oakland Tribune)
Dead jumbo squid are again washing up along Orange County's coastline, baffling scientists who have been trying to find out why. Also: Massive Squid Dropped Off At Redondo Fish Market.
2005-02-24 Jumbo Squid Vanish In A Cloud Of Ink (Oakland Tribune)
The Jumbo Humboldt squid which had delighted anglers from Bodega Bay to Monterey since January and washing ashore as far north as Alaska, have left our waters as quickly as they showed up.
2005-02-23 Jumbo Squid Mass "Suicide" Stumps California Scientists (Nat. Geo.)
It's a deep-sea mystery worthy of a Jules Verne novel.
2005-02-17 Octopus Week At Seattle Aquarium (Seattle Times)
Census adds up to picture of health. Whatever challenges that U.S. Census workers face, it is unlikely they have ever been required to engage in underwater tug-of-war.
2005-02-09 Octopus Arms May Point Way to New Robot Designs (Nat. Geo.)
Octopuses, those boneless, brainy, denizens of the deep, use their arms for some tasks in much the same way humans do, according to a new study.
2005-02-09 More Details Of Cephalopod Dinner Etiquette (Pharyngula)
What to do with your prey once it is snared by your suckered limbs.
2005-01-27 Squid Attack! (Pharyngula)
"If anyone is interested in writing a Lovecraftian horror novel and getting all the details just right, I recommend this paper by Kier and Leeuwen. They used a high-speed camera to capture exactly how a squid, Loligo pealei, strikes and seizes its prey."
2005-01-20 Invasion of the Jumbo Squid (LA Times)
About 1,500 of the natives of South America washed onto Orange County, CA, beaches over the last few days, leaving experts puzzled. Also: Jumbo squid wash up on Southern California beaches (AP)
2005-01-20 Cuttlefish Win Mates With Transvestite Antics (Nature)
Male cuttlefish disguise themselves as females so they can get close to potential mates being guarded by rival males. Also: Cross-dressing cuttlefish (ABC.au), Dishonesty the Best Policy, Cuttlefish Study Concludes (SciAm), The Independent
2005-01-19 Researchers Track Squid Movements (ABC.au)
Marine researchers have reported new discoveries about squid behaviour in waters off Tasmania's east coast.
2004-12-20 Squids Owe Glow To Whooping Cough Molecule (W.U. St. Louis)
A molecule that triggers damaging changes in the lungs of children with whooping cough lets a bobtail squid living off the coast of Hawaii acquire the ability to glow, scientists have discovered.
2004-12-18 Octopus Cannon Hits McDonalds (News24)
Armed with a high-pressure hose and a bucket of octopi, hundreds of protestors in this Mediterranean town on Saturday pelted a McDonalds restaurant due to open this week with the slimy seafood.
2004-12-14 Eight-Armed Eggheads (NY Times)
The intelligence of an invertebrate is hard to measure in human terms, but there is a wide consensus among scientists that the octopus, with its large and complex nervous system, is the smartest of the invertebrates.
2004-12-07 Octopus Doesn't Give Up On Motherhood (AP)
It was a May-December romance that really had legs: Young Aurora, a female giant octopus and her aging cephalopod suitor J-1 were thrown together for a blind date seven months ago by aquarists who hoped the two would mate.
2004-12-04 Giant Squid To Be "Plastinated" For Posterity (New Scientist)
With a lack of internal skeleton, giant squid have always been too floppy to display. But now for the first time, two giant squid specimens are being prepared to go on display. And the preparation is being done by Gunther von Hagens, who will use his controversial "plastination" technique -- which he has already used to display human bodies. Also: Boffins Turning Giant Squid Into Plastic Displays
2004-11-29 Indo-Malayan Mimic Octopus (Pharyngula)
Series of photos and movies of an Indonesian mimic octopus mimicing things.
2004-11-22 (PHOTO) Unknown Octopod (AP)
This photo released by the Census of Marine Life shows an unknown octopod from the Southern Ocean near Antarctica, possibly of the genus Pareledone.
2004-11-15 Could Warming Lead to Squid Boom? (ABC News)
As evidence mounts of possible global warming and overfishing, there may be a flip side to the dire news: an abundance of calamari.
2004-11-11 In a Tiny Squid, Bacterial Toxin Governs Organ Development (University of Wisconsin)
In a tiny Pacific Ocean squid, a toxic molecule that causes whooping cough and gonorrhea in humans has been found to be a critical catalyst for organ development. High-res photo of Hawaiian bobtail squid.
2004-10-27 How Do Octopus Suckers Work? (Pharyngula)
"Whoa, it’s been a while since I’ve said anything about my infatuation with cephalopods. Let’s correct that with a nifty paper I found on octopus suckers."
2004-10-18 Hundreds Of Squid Wash Onto Beaches (Longview Daily News)
Hundreds of dead squid littered the shores of the Long Beach Peninsula, WA, on Sunday. Also: Jumbo Squid Wash Up On Long Beach Peninsula, Jumbo Squid Hit The Beach, El Nino Probably Carried Squid North
2004-10-17 Humboldt Squid Make Rare Appearance Here (Seattle Times)
A rarely seen school of jumbo-sized squid has been lurking off the Pacific Northwest coast (photo). More with photos: Squid Catch Stuns Scientists
2004-10-07 Angler Snags First Jumbo Flying Squid Found In British Columbia (Seattle P.I.)
What Gudy Gudmundseth wanted was salmon. What he got has made scientific history, the first Humboldt squid to be recovered from British Columbia waters. Also: Giant Squid Warm To Waters Of B.C. (CBC) ... Jumbo Flying Squid Found Off Alaska (AP)
2004-10-07 World Records And Endangered Squid (Scoop.co.nz)
An attempt to break the world record for keeping squid alive will highlight the plight of the endangered animals to thousands across the world, says world-renowned squid expert, Dr Steve O'Shea. Live SquidCam
2004-09-24 Giant Squid: Monsters Of The Sea (News-Times)
Peabody exhibit captures most elusive of sea creatures.
2004-09-24 Giant Squid Can Leave Fishermen Feeling Wet (Daily Breeze)
Rain coats a good idea for night hauls because feisty mollusk sprays everyone when it's caught.
2004-09-24 Oil Firms' Air Guns Killing Giant Squid (Telegraph)
Giant squid have been washed up dead in unusual numbers in the Bay of Biscay as a result of acoustic surveys by oil companies.
2004-09-22 Seismic Surveys May Kill Giant Squid (New Scientist)
One of the oceans’ most mysterious animals, the giant squid, may be being killed by human noises.
2004-09-16 UA's Yellow Sub To Track Elusive Pacific Octopus (Tucson Citizen)
Little is known about the giant Pacific octopus, a species that lurks in the world's cold seas. Also see: Students Build Submarine to Track Octopuses (Newswise)
2004-09-15 Why Octopuses Hit The Bottle (AU Herald Sun)
A beer bottle is not everyone's idea of a safe home for their babies. But for octopus mums at the bottom of Port Phillip Bay it is an ideal home. (Includes photo of mother and babies.)
2004-09-04 Squidman Set To Bring Up Baby (NZ Herald)
Squidman (Steve O'Shea) is looking forward to becoming a father, although he is well aware the 4000 baby squid he is hoping to rear into adults are just as likely to bite his hand off as look at him with thanks or even a hint of recognition.
2004-09-02 Coupled Squid Cells (Pharyngula)
Cephalopods are remarkable animals in the degree of neural control they have of the pigment in their skin, with the ability to communicate by changing color and pattern, and even flashing moving color changes.
2004-09-02 Surprised Anglers Land Rare Squid (HeraldNet)
...A closer look showed the creatures were big squid and, soon, the dudes aboard had landed eight or 10, both on anchovies and on tuna jigs. The squid were three to five feet in length and one weighed over 10 pounds.
2004-08-24 Giant Squid Trucked To Auckland For Autopsy (Stuff.nz)
A 300kg giant squid found on Farewell Spit yesterday will be trucked to Auckland for an autopsy by a squid specialist Steve O'Shea at Auckland University. UPDATE 2004-08-30: Giant Squid To Go On Show.
2004-08-21 Large Squid Caught On Video (NOAA)
On Aug 10, Operation Deep Scope captured video of a 6-foot squid, initially identified as a Mastigoteuthis, deep in the Gulf of Mexico.
2004-08-13 Rare Giant Squid Caught Off Canary Islands (NBC)
The squid measures nearly 30 feet long and weighs 222 pounds. It was found tangled in the fishermen's nets. It had already died.
2004-08-05 Deep Sea Search Finds Species Surprises (MSNBC)
Two squid and a fish among likely new discoveries
2004-07-23 Nautiluses & Ammonites Are Numerous In Moscow Metro (Pravda)
The Moscow metro can be visited as a museum of paleontology.
2004-07-07 Little Suckers' Deep Secrets (The Mercury)
The bountiful world of octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus remained a mystery, a leading researcher told the Australian Marine Science Association conference yesterday.
2004-07-06 Sink Or Swim Time For Cutie-Pie Cuttlefish (The Australian)
Thousands of cross-dressing giant Australian cuttlefish engage in a three-month breeding frenzy off the South Australian coast every year. Also: Help Needed On Underwater Sex Life and Sexy Fish Could Boost Australia Tourism
2004-06-17 Octopus Lays Eggs After Successful Mating (AP)
J-1 was doing more than whispering sweet nothings to Aurora as the two clutched each other in a deep embrace in a secluded corner last month.
2004-06-15 Octopuses Have A Preferred Arm (Nature)
Most octopuses have a favourite arm, zoologists have discovered. This is the first time they have been found to show any bias when choosing which of their eight limbs is right for the job.
2004-06-09 PHOTO: Reaching out (Newport News)
The new, as-yet-unnamed occupant of the octopus tank at Hatfield Marine Science Center stretches to greet Michelle Osorio of Aumsville, Ore.
2004-06-06 Britain Fights For Giant Squid (Telegraph)
Britain is expecting a fight with other EU fishing nations on Monday as it calls for a United Nations ban on deep-sea trawling to preserve creatures such as the giant squid.
2004-06-03 Grants Lag On Squid (Cape Cod Times)
Experts believe genetic differences offer key to fishery regulations (includes photo of preserved giant squid eye.)
2004-05-22 Invisible The Latest Colour Of Cuttlefish In Crisis (The Australian)
Six years ago diver, Tony Bramley couldn't stand on the rocky shelves of South Australia's Upper Spencer Gulf without treading on a giant cuttlefish.
2004-05-21 Vestigial Ink Sacs In An Octopus (Pharyngula)
"We suggest that ink is released by H. lunulata not as an adaptive defense, but rather as an artifact of unusually strong mantle contraction."
2004-05-21 Fisherman Claims Largest Octopus Catch In British Waters (Scotsman.com)
A fisherman has caught an octopus believed to be the largest of its kind found in British waters.
2004-05-17 The Squid Hunter (The New Yorker)
Can Steve O'Shea capture the sea's most elusive creature?
2004-05-13 Aging Octopus Finds Love At Last (AP)
It looks like J-1 is in love. After meeting the very fetching and slightly younger Aurora, he changed color and his eight arms became intertwined with hers.
2004-05-05 Giant Squid Leaves Sex To Chance (AFP)
The giant squid is not especially choosy when it comes to sex and will mate blind without checking if the object of its affections is male or female, a German researcher said today.
2004-05-04 Giant Squid, Tall Tales And Truth (New York Times)
With a length up to 75 feet, the giant squid, Architeuthis, is the largest invertebrate on earth. But it is also the most elusive.
2004-04-23 Super-Intelligent Octupus Has Short Life Span (Kinston Free Press)
North Carolinians, meet your neighbor: Octopus vulgaris.
2004-04-20 Make Or Break Time For Cuttlefish (Whyalla News)
The State Government must survey the population and expand its protection area now, or the spawning congregation will disappear forever, according to local diver Tony Bramley.
2004-04-16 Rare Octopus Find Excites Scientists (MSN)
Conservationists are excited about the discovery of a rare greater argonaut, a type of octopus about the size of a dinner plate.
2004-04-09 Squid Hox Genes (Pharyngula)
Genetics of squid ontogeny and phylogeny. Also: Meet the Vampire Squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis!
2004-04-08 ANIMAL TRACKER: Cuttlefish (Japan Times)
Japanese name: Kouika
2004-03-29 An Octopus Teaches Kids About Its Life And Death (Caller.com)
Nautie was to stay for just weeks, but then came the eggs.
2004-03-26 Puzzles Keep Giant Octopus On Its Toes (Scotsman)
Aquarium staff are keeping a playful giant octopus out of mischief with a specially-designed puzzle box.
2004-03-22 Envisat Fishes Up Facts Behind Chilean Giant Squid Invasion (ESA)
Masses of large ocean-going squid have inundated the shores of Southern Chile, alarming local fishermen who fear these carnivorous invaders could threaten fish stocks. (Photos)
2004-02-18 Here's Looking At You, Squid (Daily Telegraph)
This is no ordinary squid. Lurking in the dark depths of the Southern Ocean, it gives a first glimpse of what lies in areas never before explored. (Photo)
2004-02-17 Secrets Of Spawning Squid (Magnetic Times)
At about 9am on October 23rd 2003, over the shallow reef flat at Watson's Bay, Lizard Island, I saw two Sepioteuthis hovering quietly in mid water... (Very nice photo set)
2004-02-16 Handle This Octopus With Kid Gloves -- Up To Eight Of Them (Seattle PI)
Thousands of people watched as Loki, the 3-year-old giant Pacific octopus, began his blind date with the coy lady octopus, Freya, at the Seattle Aquarium two days ago.
2004-02-16 They Solved The Mystery Of The Blob, Is The Giant Squid Next? (The Oracle)
Overview of what is known about giant squid, starting with recount of the Chilian Blob incident from last July.
2004-02-15 Aquarium Lets Visitors Get Past The Glass (Oregon Live)
"Octopus Encounter" is a one-hour tour offering participants the opportunity to experience the giant Pacific octopus as up-close and personal as it gets without donning dive gear
2004-01-08 Scientists Discover Luminous Squid (AP)
A Hawaiian squid is shining new light on optical nanotechnology: the creature has a built-in flashlight made up of a previously unknown type of proteins dubbed "reflectins". More: SciAm, Ananova (nice photo)
2004-01-08 New Giant Squid Predator Found (BBC)
The little known sleeper shark that lives in waters off Antarctica is only the second creature known to science that hunts giant squid for food.
2004-01-03 Tentacle Sex (Pharyngula)
Overview of a pair of papers on squid mating.
2003-12-03 Fisherman Catches Octopus In Arkansas Lake (KAIT 8)
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission says an Illinois fisherman caught a live octopus at Lake Conway near Mayflower earlier this week. Another, longer article with photo.
2003-11-25 Tasty Tentacles: Squid Jigging Lets Local Anglers' Taste Buds Squirm With Delight (Seattle Times)
Squid jigging has caught on fast around Puget Sound and is a rather unique fishery because the best action occurs mainly in winter and in the dead of night.
2003-11-20 Peorian Finds Octopus In His Toilet (PJStar)
Origin of tentacled mollusk a mystery: "I know they don't live in the river." UPDATE: It was a prank.
2003-11-05 Erectile Tissue Found in Octopus 'Fingers' (Reuters)
Researchers said on Wednesday they had found erectile tissue in the tentacle of a male octopus, the first time such tissue has been seen in an invertebrate. Another article. And another.
2003-11-03 Octopuses Sticky Hit In Seward (Anchorage Daily News)
Glistening appendages uncoiled in snakelike waves from the gurgling surface, reaching this way and that, then wrapping tightly around Kansteiner's hands.
2003-11-02 Squid May Help Solve Evolutionary Mystery (Star-Bulletin)
University of Hawaii scientists hope to explain the explosion of new species about 535 million years ago
2003-10-20 Octopus Eye For The 'Image-Conscious' Guy (ABC)
Researcher zeroing in on leggy marine creature for vision models.
2003-10-06 Squid Research Helps Study Of Brains (AP)
The squid axon is so useful in the general study of nerves that some joke the squid deserves a Nobel Prize for its contributions to science.
2003-10-05 Giant Squid Under Scrutiny (MSN.nz)
A team of New Zealand scientists believes it has worked out how to film giant squid.
2003-10-04 School Of Squid Startles Anglers (Statesman Journal)
"If they make a movie about it, a good title would be 'Beaks.'" See also Deep Sea Quest For Swordfish Leads To Quality Time With Squid for more Oregonian Humboldt terror.
2003-10-03 Giant Squid 'Eat Each Other' (Stuff)
New research suggests the endangered giant squid is not contributing to its survival as a species - because it preys on itself. (See also Grisly Find In Squid Stomach which includes nice photo of claws.)
2003-09-26 The Octopus As Eyewitness (Wired News)
Robots and people may soon be looking at the world through octopus eyes.
2003-09-25 Octopuses Get Erections (Nature)
Octopuses can get erections, US researchers have discovered. They are the first soft-bodied animal found to have erectile tissue.
2003-09-23 Silicon Chip Mimics Octopus Retina (Science Daily)
A University at Buffalo optical engineer has created a silicon chip that mimics the structure and functionality of an octopus retina.
2003-09-18 Spanish Navy Shocks Blamed For Giant Squid Deaths (Reuters)
Shockwaves from scientific tests carried out by the Spanish navy have killed four giant squid -- one the length of a bus -- off Spain's coast in recent days, the head of a marine protection agency said on Thursday.
2003-09-18 Sex Trap For Giant Squid (BBC)
A team of scientists from New Zealand is hoping to use sex to record the first ever images of a live giant squid. "This is the dream - we're going to get this sensational footage of the giant squid trying to do obscene things with the camera."
2003-09-17 Scientists Investigate Mysterious Squid Deaths (Reuters)
Scientists are trying to find out what caused two enormous squids, one of them 40 feet long, to wash up dead on Spain's northern coast this week.
2003-09-15 Rare Deep-Sea Nursery Discovered (Discovery News)
Deep-sea explorers have discovered an unprecedented "hot-spot" nursery of rare fish and octopuses off the coast of Northern California.
2003-09-14 The Octopus: Plentiful Tentacles, With Intelligence To Match (Herald Tribune)
The intrepid divers of Captain Cousteau's good ship Calypso were intent only on an experiment involving an octopus. Their question: Can an octopus think? To find out, they were using a lobster to tempt a common Octopus vulgaris.
2003-09-13 Hood Canal Closes To Fishing -- Again (The Sun)
Low oxygen, which caused a similar problem last year, is blamed for the deaths of octopuses.
2003-09-11 Firefly Squid (Japan Times)
Japanese name: Hotaru ika. Scientific name: Watasenia scintillans.
2003-09-05 Graduate Student Catches Giant Squid In Bering Sea (Daily Mississippian)
Will Bet-Sayad, a graduate student in biology, recently caught a giant squid in the Bering Sea.
2003-09-05 Scientists Find Fish And Octopi Nursery School (Business Journal)
Deep in the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean off Northern California, scientists from MBARI have discovered an undersea nursery, where groups of fish and octopus brood their eggs, like chickens on their nests.
2003-08-28 Old Genes, New Tricks (The Scientist)
A role for highly conserved Hox genes in the evolution of novel molluscan structures.
2003-08-24 Sea Creature's Remains Land Up In Squid Fan's Fridge (Sunday Times, SA)
The remains of one of the most mysterious creatures on Earth are lying in a fridge in Hermanus.
2003-08-19 Friendly Octopus Has Got A Hold Over Keepers (Western Morning News)
A giant octopus has become so attached to his keepers at Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium that he has taken to climbing out of his underwater display to grab hold of them.
2003-08-19 Divers Find No Evidence Of Attacks (Whyalla News)
An SA Research and Development Institute dive team has found no evidence of yellowtail kingfish feeding on cuttlefish in the spawning grounds off Whyalla.
2003-08-02 Mother Octopus Gives All For Brood (Gulf Live)
Many parents make heavy sacrifices to ensure the well-being of their children, but the mother octopus takes that duty to a higher level. She guards her eggs until she starves to death.
2003-08-01 Scientist To Use Scent To Attract Sex-Crazed Giant Squid (Stuff.co.uz)
New Zealand squid expert Steve O'Shea says he will mount a new expedition in July next year to film "sex-crazed" giant squid in the wild.
2003-07-18 Researchers Shed Light On Mysterious Jumbo Squid (National Geographic)
Elusive and cannibalistic, the Humboldt squid has a reputation so fearsome that it has earned the nickname "red devil." But to William Gilly, a biology professor at Stanford University in Palo Alto, the mysterious squid, which can reach six feet (1.8 meters) long, is a beautiful sea creature that provides important ecological clues.
2003-07-11 Chilean Experts Say Beached "Blob" A Sperm Whale (Reuters)
Chilean scientists their study of a huge blob of flesh found on a Pacific beach concluded it was the carcass of a sperm whale, not a giant octopus.
2003-07-10 Museum Receives Rare Fossil (CBC)
A 71-million-year old fossil of a squid-like marine animal (an ammonite) has been given to the Royal Tyrell Museum.
2003-07-07 Ten Creepiest Creatures From Deep Down Under (CNN)
Photo gallery includes finned octopus & jewel squid.
2003-07-02 Squid Population Hit By Cadmium Buildup (Bangkok Post)
Decline in predators disrupts food chain.
2003-07-02 Giant Squid To Steal Spotlight At Museum (ABC.net.au)
A giant squid is set to steal the show at the South Australian Museum's upcoming exhibition, "Life in the Deep".
2003-07-01 Giant Sea Creature Baffles Chilean Scientists (Reuters)
Chilean scientists were baffled today by a huge, gelatinous sea creature found washed up on the southern Pacific coast and were seeking international help identifying the mystery specimen.
2003-06-24 Weird Ocean Life Surprises (BBC)
Scientists have found weird new sea creatures including a "wonky-eyed jewel squid", that has a left eye much larger than its right. The big eye looks up for food, the small one looks down for predators.
2003-05-24 Operation Squid (NZ Herald)
Steve O'Shea is a scientist whose work hunting the giant squid is well-known around the world, but largely unheard of at home. That situation is about to change.
2003-05-20 Rare Shell Found On High Tide Mark (Stuff.co.nz)
A beautiful intact paper nautilus shell lying on the high tide line just South of Baylys Beach proved a rare find for visitor, Julie Pearce.
2003-05-18 Mathematics Reveals The Cuttlefish's Wink (New Scientist)
The remarkable visual vocabulary of cuttlefish, which change the colour of their skin in a flash for communication or camouflage, is being catalogued with the help of a mathematical technique borrowed from signal processing.
2003-04-30 Fossil Find Adds Excitement To Freehold Twp. Project (News Transcript)
Expert believes ammonite remains date back 65 million years in Earth's history.
2003-04-29 Ancient Nautilus Fossils Discovered In N. China Province (People's Daily)
Fossils of the nautilus, a cephalopod mollusc, dating back 400 million years have been discovered in Xinglong County, in north China's Hebei province.
2003-04-29 Aquarium Shells Out For Salt Water (BBC)
The aquarium's Giant Pacific Octopus needs clean water every day, simply because it eats so much and produces a lot of waste.
2003-04-25 Colossal Squid Goes On Display At Te Papa (NZ Herald)
Its name really is "colossal", and this weekend offers a rare chance to see how just how big it really is.
2003-04-23 "Colossal Squid" Revives Legends Of Sea Monsters (National Geographic)
Last month fishermen in the icy Ross Sea encountered a deep-sea giant.
2003-04-21 UA Engineers Create Octopi Tracking Device (Daily Wildcat)
UA students and researchers have taken their research to new depths - to the bottom of the ocean.
2003-04-11 Fossil Findings (WCF Courier)
Local retiree on trail of ancient ammonites in Big Sky country.
2003-04-11 Octopus Party Held At Hatfield (Daily Barometer)
Contest to decide name of Hatfield Marine Science Center's newest member.
2003-04-01 Colossal Squid Caught (ZPI Cephlopod News)
Fishermen near Antarctica have caught a rare, virtually intact specimen of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni (or as it is now being called, the "colossal squid") -- a very large, very aggressive squid with scores of razor-sharp hooks on its tentacles. Special report with links and semi-exclusive quote from Steve O'Shea.
2003-03-26 Council Hopes Cuttlefish Study To Help Boost Tourism (ABC Online)
Whyalla City Council hopes a feasibility study into the city's rare cuttlefish aggregation zone will develop the tourist attraction into a major tourism industry.
2003-03-26 Quest For The Giant Squid (Straits Times)
He has trawled the deepest, darkest ocean depths in search of an elusive giant. But Dr Clyde Roper, giant squid-hunter extraordinaire, has yet to meet his quarry eye to eye.
2003-03-12 Militaries Study Animals for Cutting-Edge Camouflage (National Geographic)
Cuttlefish perform stunning optical illusions. And by understanding the processes involved, researchers hope to create materials that could make advancing armies almost invisible.
2003-03-10 Octopuses Holding Their Own (Bremerton Sun)
A recent survey found about the same number of the eight-legged creatures as last year.
2003-02-26 American Legion Serving Squid For Lunch (Free Lance)
The American Legion San Benito Post 69 is in somewhat of a financial crisis, which it hopes to overcome with its first Squid Lunch fundraiser Saturday, March 1.
2003-02-24 Octopus Learns To Do The Twist (Reuters)
A common octopus in a German zoo has learned to open jars of shrimps by watching zoo attendants perform the act underwater.
2003-02-18 Fossil Find Puts Fayetteville On Paleontological Map ... Again (NWA News)
About 325 million years ago, a squid-like creature known as an actinoceratoid nautiloid made its home in the tropical water that covered what is now Fayetteville.
2003-02-17 Armed And Mysterious In Puget Sound (Seattle PI)
Starbuck was reluctant to ship out yesterday. He turned bright red in annoyance as Roland Anderson tried to coax him off the dock for his return trip to sea.
2003-02-16 Blind Date Tanks For Octopuses (Seattle Times)
After Magic the octopus gave her Valentine's Day blind date the cold shoulder -- or maybe eight of them -- she was released into Puget Sound by her human keepers.
2003-02-14 Hoping For A Sixteen-arm Embrace At The Seattle Aquarium (Seattle Times)
Romance comes to the waterfront Seattle Aquarium on Friday, when a giant Pacific octopus named Magic will find her tank festooned with hearts and red roses and perhaps vibrating slightly with the song stylings of Barry White.
2003-02-13 An Octopus's Garden (Bremerton Sun)
Scuba divers are filling their tanks and rounding up buddies to participate in Seattle Aquarium's fourth annual survey of giant Pacific octopuses.
2003-02-12 "Walnut-Size" Male Octopus Seen Alive For First Time (National Geographic)
Imagine if your spouse was 40,000 times heavier and a hundred times larger than you. This is reality for the male blanket octopus, which was recently spotted alive for the first time off Australia's northern coast.
2003-02-11 Just A Bunch Of Suckers For A Story Old As Life Itself (The Plain Dealer)
Mama Puddin' didn't die alone.
2003-02-07 A Desirable Pet For Every Home (DPA)
An octopus called Frieda at the Munich zoo has joined a small and elite but growing number of mollusks that have learned to open jar lids with their tentacles.
2003-02-05 Bizarre "Gunslinger" Octopus Caught For First Time (ABC Online)
For the first time, the tiny male of a bizarre species of octopus, which carries a slew of stinging weapons and is 100 times smaller than its females, has been captured alive by Australian scientists off the Great Barrier Reef.
2003-01-30 Tales From The Octopus Garden (Tacoma News Tribune)
In the 1960s, Baggaley participated in the popular World Octopus Wrestling Championships, held annually at Titlow Beach.
2003-01-23 325-Million-Year-Old Fossil Found in Ark (AP)
University of Arkansas students unearthed the world's largest fossil of the squid-like, straight-shelled cephalopod at a city intersection as cars and trucks zipped by them.
2003-01-23 Love That Costs A Leg Or Two (The Age)
A male member of the world's most sexually unequal animal species has finally been found alive.
2003-01-15 Giant Squid Attacks French Boat (Nature)
French sailors taking part in the round-the-world Jules Verne Trophy say they have come across one of the most elusive monsters of the sea - the giant squid.
2003-01-08 Nature Inspires Colour-Change Gel (Nature)
Chameleon polymer mimics squid and octopi.
2003-01-03 Notorious Sex Pest Of The Animal World Has The Perfect Excuse For Serial Groping (Independent UK)
Pity the poor male greater blue-ringed octopus. And pity his girlfriends as well.
2002-12-16 "We Don't Know What It's Called, But It Comes With Chips" (SMH)
Australia knows so little about its marine life that it is possible to buy squid and cuttlefish that have not even been named, according to a Federal Government report.
2002-12-15 Tot Plays With Deadly Octopus (Sunday Times [AU])
Beachgoers have been warned to stay away from the deadly blue-ringed octopus -- after a Perth toddler was found playing with one this week.
2002-12-09 Scientists Probe Squid Deaths (Monterey Herald)
Impact of natural toxin investigated.
2002-12-03 It's An Octopus' Garden At The State Aquarium (Atlantic County News)
A hidden "pregnancy," a mother's death and 40 newborns.
2002-11-17 Pair Not After A Quick Squid (Sunday Times [AU])
A Fremantle-based company has established WA's first commercial octopus fishery.
2002-10-28 Whyalla Cuttlefish Colony Facing Extinction (Australian Broadcasting Corp.)
A world-renowned natural marvel in South Australia is under threat.
2002-10-26 Nature's Lessons Sometimes Seem Cruel (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Happy Mother's Day, Mama Puddin'. Someone should say it, since you'll be long dead by next May.
2002-10-11 Global Warming May Have Caused Giant Squid Deaths (Reuters)
Global warming could be behind the mysterious deaths of giant squid off the north coast of Spain, a marine biologist said on Friday.
2002-09-24 Bottled Baby Octopuses Turn Out To Be Pygmies (New York Times)
In century-old jars of alcohol on museum shelves in Paris and Washington and off the coasts of Indonesia, Senegal and the Caribbean, zoologists are stumbling upon dozens of species of tiny octopuses once believed to be babies of their larger relatives.
2002-09-11 Scientists Sketch Out Life After Mankind (Ananova)
Scientists say mankind will be replaced by giant land squid, flying killer fish and intelligent baboons
2002-09-11 Thais Warned Over Deadly Pet Octopus (BBC)
The Thai authorities have reportedly called on owners of the deadly blue-ring octopus to surrender the animals over safety fears.
2002-09-10 South Africa Plans Octopus Hunt (BBC)
South Africa plans to trial commercial octopus fishing to target lucrative export markets in Europe and Asia.
2002-09-05 Deadly Octopus High On List Of Fab, Fad Pets (Bangkok Post)
Colourful and cute, no known antidote.
2002-08-29 Giant Squid Washes Up On Portuguese Beach (Reuters)
A giant squid has washed up on a Portuguese beach, a rare occurrence for the deep-water creature, a museum spokeswoman said on Thursday.
2002-08-07 Investigation Launched Into Strange "Flying Octopus" Attacks In India (Orange Today)
Villagers in Uttar Pradesh claim to have been attacked by a creature described as resembling a flying octopus which targets people's faces.
2002-08-07 They Came From The Deep (Independent News UK)
They're big, they're slithery, they're terrifying, they've never been seen alive -- and now, it's reported, they're taking over the world, with a greater total weight as a species than the entire human race.
2002-08-01 Global Warming Creates Monster Squid? (Discovery.com)
Global warming is causing squid to grow abnormally large and speeding up their breeding cycles, an Australian scientist said Thursday.
2002-07-31 Giant Squid "Taking Over World" (News.com.au)
Giant squid are taking over the world, well at least the oceans, and they are getting bigger. According to scientists, squid have overtaken humans in terms of total bio-mass.
2002-07-26 Crews Removing Squid From La Jolla Beach (Yahoo.com)
City work crews Friday removed nine tons of dead jumbo squid that had blanketed La Jolla Cove and the Children's Pool area since Thursday.
2002-07-22 Giant Squid Set For Icy Outback Roadshow (IOL)
A giant squid with unusual muscle growth found washed up on an Australian beach was not a new species as first thought but a damaged specimen, a New Zealand scientist said on Tuesday.
2002-07-22 Giant Squid Washes Up On Beach (CNN.com)
Scientists in Australia are investigating what may be a new species of giant squid, after one of the deep sea creatures washed up on a Tasmanian beach over the weekend.
2002-06-13 Tuning In To A Deep Sea Monster (CNN.com)
Scientists have revealed a mysterious recording that they say could be the sound of a giant beast lurking in the depths of the ocean.
2002-06-12 Octopus Learns How To Unscrew Jars For Food (Independent Online)
An octopus found on a beach has discovered how to unscrew jars to get at the food inside, said an official at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Tynemouth in northeastern England on Wednesday.
2002-05-08 Falklands Faces Up To Squid Nightmare (Independent Online)
The Falkland Islands are suffering from a catastrophic fall in squid catches, the archipelago's chief source of income, scientists warn on Thursday.
2002-03-28 Giant Octopus Puzzles Scientists (BBC)
What is thought to be the biggest octopus ever found has been caught in waters off New Zealand.
2002-03-27 Giant Octopus Dredged Up Off New Zealand (Reuters)
Scientists have identified what they believe is the largest octopus ever seen, a 13 foot long giant hauled from the depths near New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands.
2002-02-27 Giant Squid Babies Captured (Discovery News)
For the first time ever, researchers have gotten a brief look at living babies of the deep sea's most elusive known creature - the giant squid.
2002-02-17 Freedom For Sabrina The Octopus (The Seattle Times)
Sabrina was released back into Puget Sound yesterday afternoon.
2002-02-06 Market Embraces Squid Art (The Seattle Times)
2002-01-15 Fishermen Capture A Monster Of The Deep (The Herald, Glasgow)
A Scottish fishing boat has landed a giant squid - one of the world's largest and most feared sea creatures.
2001-12-20 "Weird" New Squid Species Discovered in Deep Sea (National Geographic)
Deep-sea submersibles have spotted and filmed a new type of squid in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.
2001-12-20 Deep-Sea Monster Caught On Tape (MSNBC)
Giant squid is something "fundamentally different," illustrating how little we know about sea’s depths.
2001-12-20 Researchers Discover Huge, Unusual Squid at Deep Ocean Bottom (ABC News)
It's more than 20 feet long, has 10 limbs that drape from its crown like puppet strings and swims by flapping two huge fins above its head.
2001-10-24 Scientists Making Pizza Bases From Squid (Ananova.com)
Japanese food researchers are developing a way to use squid to make pizza bases, rather than flour.
2001-10-23 International Conference on Cephalopods Opens in Agadir (ArabicNews.com)
An international conference on cephalopods and pelagic fish started proceedings in Agadir Monday to debate topical issues related to fishery industries.
2001-09-21 Newfound Octopus Impersonates Fish, Snakes (National Geographic)
Scientists have discovered what may be the ideal partner for a game of charades: A long-armed octopus that mimics poisonous creatures of the sea to avoid its predators.
2001-09-07 Octopus Arms Found to Have "Minds" of Their Own (National Geographic)
2001-09-07 Octopus arms strike out alone (Nature)
Octopus arms strike out alone Robot research could learn from octopus limbs.
2001-09-06 Octopus arms do the thinking (BBC)
Reaching for something can sometimes be tricky for humans, but for the octopus, it is a much trickier task.
2001-09-14 Fishermen capture 16ft squid (Times UK)
A giant squid that would have been 16ft long had all its tentacles been intact has been captured by Spanish fishermen trawling off the Azores.
2001-09-04 An Octopus With Many Acts (ABC News)
Newly-Discovered Species Mimics Creatures More Lethal Than Itself.
2001-08-17 Nick's "Oswald" the octopus will embrace tots (Reuters/Variety)
Parents looking for a safe yet stimulating haven for preschoolers will gladly welcome "Oswald," a friendly and contemplative blue octopus, into their homes.
2001-07-25 Craving calamari: Are fishermen catching too much squid? (Sacramento Bee)
Fishermen catch close to 90,000 tons of squid off the California coast every year, making squid California's largest commercial fishery.
2001-02-07 Australian Museum Gets Elusive Giant Squid (BBC)
A museum in Australia has taken possession of a near-perfect specimen of one of the world's most elusive creatures -- a giant squid.
2001-01-22 Florence the octopus produces eight surprises (Ananova)
Staff at a garden centre are celebrating after an octopus produced octuplets.
2000-11-03 Giant Deep-Sea Creature Amazes Spanish Scientists (Reuters)
Fishermen off northern Spain have captured a giant specimen of a strange, light-emitting, deep sea cephalopod, scientists said Friday.
2000-08-30 How Squid Get Their Glow (Discovery.com)
Bobtailed squid emit a moon-like glow from their bellies as they glide through ocean waters at night. Now researchers have discovered the animals use a blob of mucus to capture the luminescent bacteria that give the squid their ghostly glimmer.
2000-07-03 Big Squid Breaks Record (BBC)
The biggest ever complete specimen of a secretive squid has been found in Antarctica.
2000-06-30 Gigantic Squid Washed Up In Antarctica (BAS)
Scientists have found a gigantic squid, over two metres long and weighing 29 kg, washed up dead on the beach at a British Antarctic Survey's Signy Research Station.
2000-06-18 Squid Battle: Science Vs. Cuisine (ABC News)
Scientists say they're a valuable resource for studying everything from the roots of Alzheimer's disease to the mechanics of vision. But gourmands like squid for a different reason - as a delicacy to eat.
2000-06-01 Octopus Opens Jam Jar in One Minute (Reuters)
Roger Moore the octopus has learned to unscrew a jam jar in just one minute.
2000-02-14 Scientists Reveal Monster Secrets (BBC)
One of the mythical creatures of the ocean has been found deep down in the waters off Tasmania.
1999-11-03 By the Light of a Sucker (inScight)
The ocean teems with animals that glow eerily, but researchers trying to explain this phenomenon, called bioluminescence, have been, well, in the dark. A report in today's Nature shines light on the topic by explaining the surprising evolution of light-producing organs in one species of finned octopus.
1999-10-13 New Home Lets Octopus Shake A Leg (Seattle Times)
The giant octopus has a new home at the Seattle Aquarium - almost four times bigger than the old one. But, judging by his body language, the resident cephalopod is not amused.
1999-09-09 Deadly Octopus Hatches A Brood (The Times UK)
A British aquarium has become the first to breed one of the world's deadliest creatures.
1999-07-15 Cross-dressing Cuttlefish (The Times UK)
what some giant cuttlefish lack in stature they make up for in ingenuity. Scientists have discovered that small males steal sexual partners from under the noses of larger rivals by tranvestism.
1999-06-23 Scientist Is Tickled Pink By Discovery Of Octopus (Electronic Telegraph)
A pink apparition seen by oil workers deep in the ocean off the Shetland Islands may be a previously unknown species of octopus.
1998-08-04 Suckers for Fun (inScight)
Dogs do it. Dolphins do it. Now it appears that even octopuses, at least some of them, play.