A British tourist narrowly escaped a fatal encounter in the Philippines after handling a venomous blue-ringed octopus, mistaking it for a harmless baby. This tiny creature, packing a toxin potent ...

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 ...

The blue-ringed octopus may be tiny, but its venom is deadly. A video of a man holding this world's venomous animal goes viral online.

A UK tourist unknowingly handled one of the world’s most venomous sea creatures while filming on a Philippine beach ...

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 ...