Octopuses in Antarctica survive subzero temperatures because of blue pigment in their blood, a new study finds. The ice-cold temperatures in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica range between ...

Unlike human royalty, a species of octopus that thrives in frigid Antarctic waters has actual blue blood, and scientists think they've figured out its advantage: The key is a blue-hued protein ...

Like some other marine animals, octopus blood is blue.This is because it contains the protein hemocyanin, filled with copper instead of iron as in human blood.This protein can efficiently ...

Octopuses in Antarctica survive subzero temperatures because of blue pigment in their blood, a new study finds. The ice-cold temperatures in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica range between ...

An Antarctic octopus gives literal meaning to the phrase "blue blood," as a new study finds the cephalopod has blue pigments in its blood that allow it to survive sub-zero temperatures and possibly ...

An Antarctic octopus that lives in ice-cold water uses an unique strategy to transport oxygen in its blood, according to research published in Frontiers in Zoology. The study suggests that the ...

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Octopus' blue blood allows them to rule the waves! Society for Experimental Biology. Meeting Society for Experimental Biology 2013 Annual Meeting ...

One octopus species living in Antarctic waters is a blue blood - literally, say scientists who've discovered it uses a blue pigment in its blood to survive in sub-zero temperatures.

“The octopus is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to draw,” said children’s book author and illustrator Jan Brett, ... Also, their blood is blue, ...