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  1. 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, …

  2. Octopus arms are probably the most complex and flexible …

    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 …

  3. Rare Seven-Arm Octopus Seen for 4th Time in 4 Decades

    5 days ago · A seven-arm octopus was spotted in Monterey Bay in Nov. 6, 2025; the 'rarely seen' deep-sea octopus was spotted by researchers who've only seen it four times in nearly four …

  4. Octopus arms are adaptable but some are favored for particular …

    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.

  5. Research Characterizes Remarkable Skills of Octopus Arms in the …

    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, …

  6. Octopus arm flexibility facilitates complex behaviors in diverse ...

    Sep 11, 2025 · This field study quantified arm flexibility with a hierarchical analysis of octopus behaviors, arm actions, and arm deformations used throughout diverse natural habitats.

  7. Octopus Arms Think for Themselves – Scientists Reveal How They …

    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 …

  8. Octopus Arms Inspire Next-Gen Robots with Unmatched Flexibility

    Sep 11, 2025 · Octopus arms are one of the most flexible structures known in all of the biological world. Their agility is so extraordinary that robotics researchers want to learn the secrets …

  9. Mysterious Secrets of Octopus Arms Revealed in Unprecedented …

    Compared with the arms of an octopus, our own bony limbs are about as flexible as old tree branches. It stands to reason that the anatomy within the cephalopod's sucker-speckled …

  10. 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 …