In 2020, Bellono's team first reported that octopus use chemotactile receptors in their arms to search and explore their environments. Together, these two new papers provide a basis for understanding ...

Research has traced the evolutionary adaptations of octopus and squid sensing capabilities. The researchers describe for the first time the structure of an octopus chemotactile receptor, which octopus ...

The ocean offers a strong essence of beauty and mystery. With such diverse ecosystems, animals have evolved different adaptations to survive. The octopus, or he’e in Hawaiian, is one of those ...

Laden with dissolved salt, Antarctic waters can hover just above freezing and even dip below it. Temperatures this low would likely kill the animals that prosper in warmer waters further north. Yet, ...

A recent study by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has unveiled new data on the behaviour of argonauts, an enigmatic group of pelagic octopuses that inhabit the ocean’s surface layers. The ...

You probably knew octopuses would show up on this list, the only question was “for which of their superlative attributes?” I decided to stick with an old favorite: octopuses have some of the best ...

Along their eight arms, octopuses have highly sensitive suckers that allow methodical explorations of the seafloor as they search for nourishment in a “taste by touch” approach. Squids, on the other ...