Octopuses do not need to see or smell their prey to identify it. Researchers have shown that the suckers lining each arm ...

The Secret Behind an Octopus's Unusual Intelligence May Finally Have an Answer ...

Octopuses and squids carry the largest nervous systems of any invertebrate, and roughly two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons ...

Whether grilled, on sushin or mixed into stir fry or ceviche, there are many ways to consume octopus. But given their well-known, almost human-like intelligence, it begs the question: is it ethical to ...

Octopus arms coordinate nearly infinite degrees of freedom to perform complex movements such as reaching, grasping, fetching, crawling, and swimming. How these animals achieve such a wide range of ...

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Octopi may already seem alien enough with their strange combination of big brains and boneless bodies. Now a new trait is getting added to the octopus's long list of bizarre features: 'seeing' skin.

Australian-UK researchers have found that a veined octopus has tool-using abilities after seeing it carry coconut shell halves and, then, assembling the two halves into a shelter. This sophisticated ...

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