Footage shows them bossing fish around and even punching them in the head when they don’t feel their work is good enough. The dominant octopus can be seen uncurling one of its arms to knock its ...

An octopus patrols a shallow reef, searching for food–and it’s not alone. A flurry of fish move alongside it, in a group hunting phenomenon observed in multiple marine locations around the world.

The octopus takes on a commander position, leading a group of fish on the hunt for food and overseeing operations. Meanwhile, the fish track down smaller fish species and mollusks hiding in crevices.

Footage shows them bossing fish around and even punching them in the head when they don’t feel their work is good enough. The dominant octopus can be seen uncurling one of its arms to knock its ...

We were given a behind-the-scenes look at the daily tasks assigned to the aquarists of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell ...

The team followed the octopuses for 13 hunts, during which they observed groups of between two and 10 fish working with each octopus. These hunting groups typically included several species of ...

This is the hilarious moment that an octopus smacked a fish in the face while both animals were hunting together. Video footage shows the tentacled creature whacking the fish.

And if a fish falls out of line, the octopus will punch it into submission — a phenomenon Sampao first observed in 2020. ...

Video from a recent study shows multiple examples of octopuses using their tentacles to punch fish, but it's not part of a sanctioned aquatic boxing match. Instead, researchers said the animals do ...

New research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution studied how the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and several fish species coordinate their hunting efforts to catch prey more effectively.This ...

Interestingly, the octopuses and the fish they punch are all part of the same hunting party. They rove around the sea floor to catch prey together, with the octopus serving as the dominant center ...