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Octopolis and Octlantis are two non-human settlements occupied by gloomy octopuses (Octopus tetricus) in Jervis Bay, on the south coast of New South Wales. The first site, named "Octopolis" by biologists, was found in 2009.
Sep 1, 2015 · Scallop shells, it seems, have become projectile weapons as octopuses wage war for control of 'Octopolis' 50 feet below the waves in Australia's Jervis Bay.
Jun 10, 2018 · Octlantis features dens made out of piles of sand and shells, and is home to up to 15 of the cephalopods, according to marine biologists. They recorded 10 hours of video footage of the site, which lies 10 to 15 metres (33 to 49 feet) under the water and measures 18 by 4 metres (59 by 13 feet).
Sep 19, 2017 · In the waters of Jervis Bay, just off the coast of eastern Australia, lies a city bustling with life—octopus life, that is. As Ephrat Livni writes for Quartz , researchers found an octopus...
Nov 1, 2017 · Octlantis is a clutch of octopuses gambol among a warren of nearly two dozen dens.
Nov 12, 2022 · Lucy solves the mystery of Octopolis, a settlement in Australia which was built by octopuses, and discusses what it may tell us about octopus intelligence. ...more.
Sep 27, 2017 · Octopuses are notoriously solitary animals. Divers found a small group of them in 2009 living together in burrows built around a piece of discarded metal, and they called it "Octopolis."
