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![A throw by a female octopus hits a male that was attempting to mate with her.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J57WgJd8gQMQjFFF6pFxLL-320-80.gif)
Octopuses fling shells and sand at each other, and scientists caught their battles on video
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
Watch debris from the sea bottom fly, as octopuses hurl sand and other projectiles at their neighbors in an Australian bay.
![The purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis) that swam past the ROV investigating the shipwreck in the Gulf of Aqaba.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ixhUQwymG86ToNbHnHY7HX-320-80.jpg)
Giant purpleblack flying squid photobombs crew investigating shipwreck
By Laura Geggel last updated
A team mapping the seafloor in the northern Red Sea unexpectedly spotted a purpleback flying squid near a previously unknown shipwreck.
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Octopuses Are Surprisingly Social — and Confrontational, Scientists Find
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
A new study reveals that octopuses frequently communicate with each other in challenging displays that include posturing and changing color.
![octopus using hamster ball](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yTstjPotq8CdB7GjA3pBek-320-80.jpg)
Octopus Gets Mental Workout with Hamster Ball
By Tia Ghose last updated
Octopuses are highly intelligent, and thanks to their amazing, neuron-filled tentacles, they can do humanlike tasks such as unscrewing jars and lids.
![octopus-mating](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gEtcstmSemfzGDwgjnRveX-320-80.jpg)
Rare Kissing Octopus Unveiled For the First Time
By Tia Ghose last updated
Scientists are unveiling a rare Pacific octopus with a taste for eating its partners during sex
![Octopus moving in a water tank](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PwuaGShpAgsEGrgBS5VMgn-320-80.jpg)
Octopuses Have Moves, But No Rhythm
By Laura Geggel last updated
Octopuses move with a simple elegance, but they have no rhythm, according to new research.
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