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Featured articles[edit]

Octopus

Total pages in content type is 1

Former featured articles[edit]

Chromatophore

Total pages in content type is 1

Good articles[edit]

Total pages in content type is 5

Former good articles[edit]

Ammonoidea

Total pages in content type is 1

Did you know? articles[edit]

... that because the globose octopus Bathypolypus sponsalis lives at great depths, it has large eggs, reduced gills, and no ink sac? (2021-04-30)
... that the 150-million-year-old ink of the extinct, squid-like Belemnotheutis (artist's rendition pictured) was used to draw a picture that paleontologists called "the ultimate self portrait"? (2011-02-16)
... that bigfin reef squids (pictured) have one of the fastest recorded growth rates of any large marine invertebrate? (2011-09-26)
... that predatory fish sometimes associate with the grass octopus, snapping up organisms that it flushes from among the branches of corals? (2014-07-29)
... that paleontologists have discovered the fossilized eggs of cephalopods, fishes, and reptiles, with some dinosaur eggs (pictured) being preserved with pathological shell deformities? (2013-09-09)
... that findings of Cylindroteuthis and other belemnites in Greenland suggest that an early form of the Gulf Stream existed as early as the Valanginian (Early Cretaceous)? (2012-02-22)
... that the Patagonian squid spawns among the stems of partially defoliated kelp Lessonia trabeculata? (2019-01-05)
... that Eledone moschata is an octopus that smells of musk? (2010-06-01)
... that the ammonite Hildoceras bifrons (pictured) has been used as an index fossil to help identify the age of rocks? (2013-03-26)
... that the reverse jewel squid has bright eyes and an indigestible beak? (2014-03-23)
... that when describing the new octopus genus Histoctopus, scientists named a species "after the senior author's wonderful wife, Karen Zipkas"? (2014-02-14)
... that the Humboldt Squid is a large, aggressive predatory squid which can grow to 2 m long and weigh 40 kg? (2005-05-14)
... that in the Caribbean, a small octopus mimics the bursts of swimming activity of the plate fish? (2014-06-07)
... that the epidermis of the mantle, an organ in mollusks, secretes the calcium carbonate that creates their shell? (2005-01-28)
... that the midwater squid uses bioluminescence as a camouflage to counter-illuminate its underside to match the sparkling sea surface above? (2012-04-29)
... that a study found that around 50 out of the 70 examined specimens of the subantarctic octopus species Benthoctopus levis (pictured) had fed exclusively on brittle stars? (2010-09-02)
... that octopus aquaculture (common octopus pictured) is being seriously investigated because of overfishing, but so far it has been difficult to culture the early life stages? (2011-10-28)
... that the big blue octopus often forms a midden outside its den? (2017-05-14)
... that small female Patagonian octopuses often choose an empty mollusc shell to lay their eggs in? (2018-11-02)
... that the saliva of the common clubhook squid contains a toxin which helps subdue its prey? (2018-12-26)
... that Paul the Octopus (pictured) predicts Spain winning the World Cup today, while Mani the Parakeet tips a victory by the Netherlands? (2010-07-11)
... that fossil collectors often call Polyptychoceras vancouverensis the "paperclip ammonite" or the "candy cane", due to its shape? (2008-07-14)
... that the stubby squid uses a jet of water and its arms to bury itself? (2014-03-24)
... that despite its "tasty flesh" and abundance, the southern cuttlefish Sepia australis is currently of little interest to fisheries? (2018-03-30)
... that around divers, hooded cuttlefish are more curious and confident than squid or octopus? (2015-09-30)
... that an egg strand of the southern reef squid is most commonly fertilized by three different males? (2019-02-06)
... that a siphon (example pictured) is used by some marine snails for tasting, by some clams for reproducing, and by octopuses for jet propulsion? (2008-11-21)
... that squid can move by jet propulsion and some species can even glide through the air? (2019-02-21)
... that the octopus Stauroteuthis syrtensis (pictured) glows but nobody knows for what purpose? (2011-11-06)
... that the orangeback squid can fly? (2014-03-20)
... that the jewelled squid has two unequal-sized eyes which look in different directions? (2019-03-14)
... that the Atlantic cranch squid (pictured) has been nicknamed "Eddie McBlobbles" for its defensive behavior of inflating itself into a ball with its head and tail inside out? (2012-03-21)
... that the luminous bay squid can use its light organ to imitate starlight or moonlight? (2019-03-01)
... that the octopus Velodona togata (pictured) was named for the large, distinctive membranes on its arms? (2014-01-22)

Total pages in content type is 34

Featured pictures[edit]

Camouflage
Georgia Aquarium - Cuttlefish Jan 2006
Loligo forbesii
Loligo vulgaris
Octopus shell
Sepia común (Sepia officinalis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 62
Sepiola atlantica
Squid colors 2
Squid komodo
Velodona togata

Total pages in content type is 10

In the News articles[edit]

Amphioctopus marginatus (2009-12-15)

Total pages in content type is 1

Main page featured articles[edit]

Chromatophore (2006-07-30)
Octopus (2018-07-30)

Total pages in content type is 2

Picture of the day pictures[edit]

Camouflage (2005-02-07)
Georgia Aquarium - Cuttlefish Jan 2006 (2006-05-24)
Loligo forbesii (2016-01-24)
Loligo vulgaris (2006-12-23)
Octopus shell (2012-05-20)
Sepia común (Sepia officinalis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 62 (2023-12-16)
Sepiola atlantica (2007-08-06)
Squid colors 2 (2019-06-29)
Squid komodo (2012-06-16)
Velodona togata (2014-02-04)

Total pages in content type is 10