Giant Pacific octopuses have beaks, blue blood—and three hearts! Learn more amazing facts about this species. | National Geographic Kids

Giant Pacific octopus eggs hatching: Octopuses typically have a single reproductive period and then they die (semelparity). Once a clutch of fertilized eggs has been produced, the female protects and tends them until they hatch. | Marine Biology News

A giant Pacific octopus made a group of friends’ day when they spotted the creature in a tide pool on the coast of northern Washington recently. This video filmed by Micah Moeller shows the eight-armed cephalopod leaving Moeller and his friends in disbelief as it swims in just a few feet of water near Bellingham, Washington. “I’ve never seen anything like it!” said Moeller in his original Instagram post. The giant Pacific octopus can grow to nearly 20 feet across, and is found throughout the nor