The Red Sea, between northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, hosts diverse marine life, including octopuses and over a thousand fish species. Eduardo Sampaio, a behavioral biologist, studied these creatures’ group hunting behaviors. Contrary to previous beliefs that octopuses did all the work while fish freeloaded, Sampaio’s new study in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals shared leadership in hunting decisions. This complex dynamic, previously thought unique to advanced societies, benefits all involved species.