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Study Finds That an Octopus' Incredible Eight Arm Dexterity Comes From a Segmented Nervous System
A fascinating study found that the prehensile arms of an octopus are segmented from the rest of the cephalopod's body.
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Every arm on an octopus has its own massive nervous system
Octopus arms have segmented nerve systems, controlling movement and sensory input. Each segment enables independent control.
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World's deepest octopus captured on camera
The deepest ever sighting of an octopus has been made by cameras on the Indian Ocean floor. The animal was spotted 7,000m down in the Java Trench - almost 2km deeper than the previous reliable ...
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Engineers capture octopus arm's intricate muscular architecture with an unprecedented computational model
The researchers could then video-capture the octopus reaching for and manipulating the object. "It was almost like working with a little kid," Gazzola recalled of observing the octopus.