Scientists just discovered how octopuses really use their arms
Sep 13, 2025 · Octopuses are among the most neurologically complex invertebrates, famed for their extraordinary dexterity. Their eight arms allow them to capture hidden prey, communicate, explore, …
Octopus arms are probably the most complex and flexible structures …
Sep 15, 2025 · With eight arms that move in ways no human limb can, it demonstrates flexibility and control that seem almost otherworldly. Each arm bends, twists, elongates, and shortens with …
Seven-arm octopus - Wikipedia
The seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus), also known as the blob octopus or sometimes called septopus, is one of the two largest known species of octopus; the largest specimen ever discovered …
Octopus Arms Are Controlled by a Nervous System That's Like No Other
Jan 15, 2025 · The octopus nervous system is among the most unusual on Earth. Unlike in other intelligent animals, it's highly distributed, with a significant proportion of its 500 million-odd neurons …
Scientists Map the Ways Octopuses Use Their Complex Arms, …
Sep 15, 2025 · Octopuses have eight arms to choose from, but it turns out they might have favorites. In a new study, published in Scientific Reports last week, scientists created a catalog of the animals’...
Octopus arms are adaptable but some are favored for particular jobs
Sep 11, 2025 · Octopuses are ambidextrous, a new study finds, but they favor their front arms for investigating surroundings and their back arms for locomotion.
Octopus Arms Think for Themselves – Scientists Reveal How They Work
Jan 19, 2025 · The large nerve cord that runs along each octopus arm is divided into segments, allowing for precise movement control and forming a spatial map of its suckers. Octopus arms exhibit …
UChicago scientists reveal nervous system secrets that give octopus ...
Jan 23, 2025 · Each octopus arm has a massive nervous system, with more neurons combined across the eight arms than in the animal’s brain. These neurons are concentrated in a large axial nerve …
What Are Octopus Arms Called and How Are They Unique?
Each octopus arm is a muscular hydrostat, functioning without a rigid skeleton, similar to a human tongue or an elephant’s trunk. These arms exhibit a wide range of motion, capable of bending, …
Research Characterizes Remarkable Skills of Octopus Arms in the Wild
Sep 11, 2025 · Octopuses are among the most neurologically complex invertebrates, famed for their extraordinary dexterity. Their eight arms allow them to capture hidden prey, communicate, explore, …