Scientists call this “semelparity,” and it happens more often ... The giant Pacific octopus inhabits the cold coastal waters of the North Pacific. With a life span of 3 to 5 years, the females ...

Many octopus species, particularly those in the deep sea ... reproduction becomes their final act in a relatively short but extraordinary life. Terminal reproduction, or semelparity, is the biological ...

Many octopus species, particularly those in the deep sea ... via Wikimedia Commons Terminal reproduction, or semelparity, is the biological phenomenon where an organism reproduces once before death.

The Giant Pacific Octopus is the largest member of the octopus family ... There is a word for this, semelparity, which means “death after first reproduction”. There are several spider species that the ...

Scientists call this “semelparity,” and it happens more often than one would ... Christopher R Mazza/iStock via Getty Images The giant Pacific octopus inhabits the cold coastal waters of the North ...

A new species of flapjack octopus, with massive eyes and blood-red tentacles, has been discovered from a deep-sea canyon off the coast of Australia. The new species has been named Opisthoteuthis ...

A man has accused energy firm Octopus of "relentlessly" pursuing him for almost four years for another person's gas bill of more than £6,000. Despite repeatedly ...

A new species of shape-shifting octopus has just been described by scientists in Australia. The tiny cephalopod grows only about 1.6 inches across, but it can survive more than half a mile beneath ...

Fears that rules over lobster and crab pots meant an explosion of predatory octopus numbers could severely damage local fishing businesses have been quelled - for now. Pressure from Plymouth City ...