The Atlantic

Everyone Has an Octopus Opinion

The underwater cameras got it all: The octopuses emerged from a cluttered bed of empty shells, arms unfurling like ribbons. Then, suddenly, a cloud of debris came spewing out from underneath their ...
Gizmodo

Octopuses Caught on Camera Throwing Shells at Each Other

Underwater video cameras have recorded over 100 instances of gloomy octopuses hurling silt and shells at one another in Jervis Bay, Australia. The video footage—about 24 hours’ worth—was captured in ...
EurekAlert!

Octopuses caught on video throwing silt and shells around themselves and at each other

Octopuses appear to deliberately throw debris, sometimes directed at other octopuses, according to a study publishing November 9 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE led by Peter Godfrey-Smith at the ...
New Atlas

Octopuses hurl objects in rare example of animal throwing behavior

Scientists studying the behavior of wild octopuses off the coast of Australia have made a strange discovery, with the creatures caught hurling silt, algae and even shells at one another. The finding ...
Inhabitat

Octopuses throw things at each other for strange reasons

Octopuses, which are remarkably intelligent marine creatures, generally avoid contact with other animals and are thought to live solitary lives. However, the situation is quite different 50 feet below ...
Scientific American

Watch Octopuses Throw Things at Each Other

For the first time, octopuses have been spotted throwing things — at each other. Octopuses are known for their solitary nature, but in Jervis Bay, Australia, the gloomy octopus (Octopus tetricus) ...
Newsweek

Watch Octopuses Hurl Shells at Each Other in Bizarre Underwater Brawl

A group of wild octopuses have been caught on camera hurling silt and shells at each other in first-of-its-kind footage. Researchers in Jervis Bay, Australia, used underwater cameras to monitor the ...
Ars Technica

Take that! Octopuses caught on camera vigorously throwing debris at each other

A female octopus throws debris that hits a male attempting to mate with her. The material thrown is silt, vigor is high, and thrower’s coloration pattern is dark uniform. Credit: Godfrey-Smith et al., ...
The New York Times

Sometimes This Octopus Is So Mad It Just Wants to Throw Something

A study finds that the gloomy octopus — its real name — is in the small club of animals that toss things at other members of their own species. By Darren Incorvaia It turns out that the urge to hurl ...
AOL

Find Out Why These Octopuses Throw Things at Each Other

The more scientists study octopuses, the more we learn how fascinating these creatures really are. Octopuses are incredibly intelligent, displaying all kinds of amazing behavior like completing ...
Science Daily

Octopuses caught on video throwing silt and shells around themselves and at each other

Octopuses appear to deliberately throw debris, sometimes directed at other octopuses, according to a new study. Octopuses appear to deliberately throw debris, sometimes directed at other octopuses, ...