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    The wily and merciless veined octopus stalks an unsuspecting rock crab

    Known for assembling sea scraps into impromptu forts used for stalking prey, the veined octopus is one of the most cunning predators in the Pacific Ocean’s tropical waters. Setting the tone with a pulsing, ominous score, Jose Lachat’s short nature video features a veined octopus taking cover in a clam shell in a quiet and calculating search for its next meal.

    Director: Jose Lachat

    20 March 2015
    Close-up of a mantis shrimp underwater with prominent pink eyes and colourful body against a blurred dark background.

    videoEvolution

    It’s High Noon for the mantis shrimp, who defends its home to the last

    5 minutes

    Photo of a bioluminescent marine organism with blue and green hues, adorned with red and yellow spots, against a dark background

    videoBiology

    Pearls before squid: how a cephalopod is born, in stunning microscopy footage

    5 minutes

    A colourful sea slug with a purple and white spotted body and green appendages on a sandy ocean floor.

    videoBiology

    Far from sluggish: the remarkable sea creature that weaponises its dinner

    4 minutes

    Close-up of a vibrant sea anemone with purple and yellow hues, surrounded by small pink dots against a dark blue background.

    videoEcology and environmental sciences

    The eerie otherworldliness of slow undersea life sped up to a human pace

    5 minutes

    An underwater fish with a wide-open mouth, adorned with fringes and colourful patterns, against a dark, sandy background.

    videoEvolution

    Don’t be fooled by its shaggy charm: the hairy frogfish eats prey its own size

    4 minutes

    Close-up photo of two translucent, pink comb jellies with visible cilia and internal structures, set against a dark background.

    videoEvolution

    Take a shimmering, surreal swim with what might be the Earth’s oldest animals

    7 minutes

    A squid expelling ink underwater in a dark, almost black environment, creating a stark contrast with the squid’s pale body.

    videoEvolution

    An underwater journey reveals the strange birthing process of a deep-sea squid

    6 minutes

    A small, colourful fish swimming underwater against a blurred background.

    videoEcology and environmental sciences

    Watch as wanderlust propels mussels on epic journeys worthy of a Pixar movie

    5 minutes

    A brown octopus and a multi-coloured cuttlefish underwater on the seafloor, both displaying their tentacles.

    videoEvolution

    The toxic flamboyant cuttlefish is one of the few species to mate face-to-face

    7 minutes