Octopuses Prefer to Use Different Arms for Different Tasks, Scientists Find

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Scientists discover that octopuses prefer to use different arms for different tasks, sparking discussion about the complexity of their behavior and cognition.

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pavel_lishin

4 months ago

I wonder if the arms themselves have preferred tasks; they're full of neurons, and much like bats, we don't know what it's like to be an octopus. For all we know, it's the arms that choose what they do.

bookofjoeAuthor

4 months ago

>Octopus arm flexibility facilitates complex behaviors in diverse natural environments

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-10674-y

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