Octopus

Rainbow-Coloured "Blanket Octopus" Leaves Internet Spellbound

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday February 15, 2020

The undersea world is home to beautiful creatures and a video doing rounds on social media confirms the same. In the viral video, an incredible footage of rare "blanket octopus" in all its multi-coloured glory off the coast surfaced on the internet.

Google Celebrates Teachers' Day With An Animated Doodle

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Thursday September 5, 2019

Teachers' Day 2019: In honour of Teachers' Day, today's Google Doodle shows an animated, smiling red octopus performing multiple tasks using its tentacles, including conducting experiments, solving complex equations, taking notes as well as reading.

Woman Poses With Octopus On Face, Ends Up In Hospital

Offbeat | Thursday August 8, 2019

When Jamie Bisceglia decided to put an octopus on her face, she was hoping for a funny picture. Instead, it earned her a lot of pain and a trip to the emergency room.

Blogger Tries To Eat Octopus Alive, It Latches Onto Her And Fights Back

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Thursday May 9, 2019

A video that has gone massively viral online shows a live-streaming host trying to film herself while eating an octopus alive. Unluckily for her, the octopus decides to fight back and latches itself onto her face.

"Holding Death In Your Hand": Horrifying Clip Of Tourist Handling Venomous Octopus

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Thursday January 31, 2019

A video of a tourist handling a highly venomous blue-ringed octopus with bare hands has shocked the Internet.

US Artist Honours Victims Of Octopus Attack, Elephant Stampede In Prank Memorials

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 24, 2018

three memorials to three made-up tragedies sprung from the vivid imagination of Reginella, a 47-year-old sculptor and jokester who has made an art out of monuments commemorating non-existent victims.

Seal Slaps Kayaker In The Face With An Octopus In New Zealand

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 27, 2018

Footage of the moment a New Zealand fur seal slaps a stunned kayaker in the face with an octopus has gone viral.

This Is What Happens To A Shy Octopus On Ecstasy

Science | Ben Guarino, The Washington Post | Friday September 21, 2018

If you give an octopus MDMA, it will get touchy and want to mingle. What sounds like the premise of a children's book set at Burning Man is, in fact, the conclusion of a study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology. Neuroscientist Gul Dolen, who studies social behavior at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and octopus ex...

For Trump-Kim Lunch, Prawn Cocktail, Octopus, Haagen-Dazs Ice-cream

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 12, 2018

A menu released by the White House showed Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will sit down to starters that include prawn cocktail and avocado salad, a Southeast Asian-flavoured green mango salad dish with honey lime dressing and fresh octopus, as well as "oiseon", a Korean dish of stuffed cucumber.

Watch: Octopus Hatches From Its Egg. On Camera. Cue, Squeals

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday February 13, 2018

A video that shows the miracle of life always makes for a beautiful watch. So it comes as no surprise that a video of an octopus hatching from its egg managed to captivate the attention of thousands on Facebook. Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center's video, posted on February 7, has been watched over 2.5 million times - and still very much cou...

DRDO Scientist Recruitment 2017: Official Notification Released

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Thursday December 14, 2017

Official job notification has been released by the Recruitment and Assessment Centre (RAC), DRDO for Scientist recruitment.

Two Dozen Octopuses Crawled To Shore En Masse And No One Knows Why

World News | Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post | Tuesday October 31, 2017

More than two dozen octopuses were spotted slogging along a shoreline in West Wales, worrying beachgoers, who spent some time picking up the critters and plopping them back into the ocean.

Octopuses Crawl Out Of Sea, 'Invade' British Beach In Terrifying Video

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Monday October 30, 2017

Over 20 octopuses were witnessed crawling out of the sea and onto the beach in Ceredigion, Wales. And the bizarre "octopus invasion," as British media has reported it, wasn't just a one-time occurrence. Brett Stones, who runs SeaMor Dolphin Watching Boat Trips, says he saw the octopuses "walk" out of the sea on three consecutive nights.

This Will Give You The Creeps: 12 Most Weird Foods People Actually Eat

NDTV Food Desk | Wednesday August 9, 2017

Here's a list of the most intriguing eats from every corner of the globe. Some of them might make you wriggle in your seat - you've been warned.

Android O Developer Preview 4 Has an Octopus Easter Egg, Fuelling Naming Rumours

Sanket Vijayasarathy | Tuesday July 25, 2017

The latest Android O Developer Preview 4 adds an Octopus as an Easter egg, which can be found by tapping the 'Android Version' in the About Phone section.