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Question Your World: Can Octopuses Build Homes?

Science Museum of Virginia

Updated Mar 23, 2026

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About this dataset

In 1969, the world was introduced to a beautiful visual thought ushered in by the one and only Ringo Starr. Yes, we mean the "Octopus’s Garden!"

The Beatles were really on to something all those years ago. Okay, so octopuses—yes, the plural is officially octopuses—don’t tend to gardens, but some have been observed living in a loosely constructed commune. So, can octopuses build homes?

Data and resources (1)

Prototype by Datopian · not an official government website · data from data.virginia.gov