A devoted mother pearl octopus brooding her eggs – the baby octopus’s eyes and tentacles are visible inside the egg casings – showing they are half way through their development. In 2018 ...

In most octopus species it’s customary after sex ... LPSOs mate as often as daily, and females lay eggs over months; in most other species, females die after raising one brood.

This species of octopus is also known as the paper nautilus (the shell it builds to hold its eggs is made of paper-thin calcium carbonate). The Chinese name for the species translates to “white ...

They literally give their lives for their young ones. “In some octopus species, the females show parental care,” says Jon. “They guard their eggs, protecting them from predators, and waft water over ...