Articles for tag: Marine Biology, ocean science, Octopus behavior, Sea Creatures, walking octopus

A small lizard crawling in the sand on the beach

The Octopus That Walks on Land

Suhail Ahmed

A slick shape spills from a tide pool at dusk, arms questing like living ropes, and then – shockingly – it walks. Coastal scientists once treated such sightings as colorful footnotes. Now, amphibious behavior is moving center stage, reshaping how we think about life at the water’s edge. From octopuses that crawl across slick rocks ...