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.

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 …

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 "city"...

Sep 17, 2017 · In Jervis Bay, off Eastern Australia, researchers recently spotted 15 gloomy octopuses congregating, communicating, dwelling together, and even evicting each other from dens at a site the...

In 2009, researchers discovered gloomy octopuses (Octopus tetricus) living in close proximity at a site in Jervis Bay, Australia - dubbed 'Octlantis'. Mating and fighting were observed among a group that numbered between two and 11.

Sep 27, 2017 · A map of Octlantis, the second settlement of gloomy octopuses found off the coast of Australia. About 10 to 15 octopuses live here, in mounds of shells that have been constructed over generations.

Jun 1, 2023 · Octopolis and Octlantis are the ingenious nicknames given to two sites off the coast of Australia where surprising discoveries were made. Here, researchers stumbled upon two sites where the...

Sep 13, 2017 · Octopuses are reclusive animals, and the gloomy octopus (Octopus tetricus) is no exception. During the day, it retreats into its den in the rocky reefs of Australia, which it often blocks with rocks. It comes out most often at night, to catch lobsters, crabs, and other creatures with its meter-long arms.

Oct 30, 2017 · In the briny waters of Jervis Bay on Australia's east coast, where three rocky outcrops jut out from piles of broken scallop shells, beer bottles and lead fishing lures, a clutch of octopuses...

Oct 30, 2017 · From mating to signaling to evicting one another from dens, these octopuses were found living in what the scientists have nicknamed an Octlantis. Here's a look at one of the close-knit cephalopod...