Geneticist Nathan Sands and his daughter Nicole are hired by the U.S. Navy to create a new weapon; they create an intelligent shark that has the tentacles of an octopus, dubbed S-11, …

Mar 21, 2025 · When the researchers sent a drone to get a closer look, they found that the orange mass was what they later dubbed a “ sharktopus ”—an octopus attached to the shark’s head.

Mar 22, 2025 · Researchers with the University of Auckland in New Zealand recently shared footage they captured of a rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark.

Mar 24, 2025 · More than a fanciful shark-octopus hybrid featured in low-budget sci-fi films of the 2010s, the "sharktopus" has been spotted in real life - well, kind of. The sighting was not that …

Mar 25, 2025 · On a research expedition in New Zealand, a team of scientists spotted a 'sharktopus' in the waters. (University of Auckland)

Sharktopus is a 2010 SyFy original horror/science fiction film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Declan O'Brien, and starring Eric Roberts. Two official sequels called Sharktopus …

Mar 26, 2025 · The researchers were on the lookout for a feeding frenzy when they spotted the pair casually riding the waves in tandem and playfully coined them “sharktopus.”

Sep 25, 2010 · The sharktopus has an octopus' tentacles in the place of a shark's tail fin. An octopus swims using a siphon under its head, not with its tentacles (which are used for …

The Sharktopus, or S-11, is the titular main antagonist in the 2010 Syfy film of the same name. It is a shark-octopus-like creature with sharp teeth, long tentacles, and an insatiable appetite.

Synopsis The U.S. Navy's special group "Blue Water" builds a half-shark, half-octopus for combat. But the sharktopus escapes and terrorizes the beaches of Puerto Vallarta.