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 ...

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, ...

Quick Take The blue-ringed octopus has extremely potent venom, capable of killing a human victim. These octopuses contain a ...

Sometimes life taps you on the shoulder and gives you a gentle warning. Other times, it hands you one of the most venomous creatures on Earth — and lets you live to tell the tale. That’s exactly what ...