Have you ever wondered how an octopus manages to choreograph eight arms all moving around at once? As it reaches out to snag a meal, how does it know when it latches on to something tasty?
The secret lies in the hundreds of suckers running down each arm — which act sort of like a nose and a tongue — and to the millions of neurons in each arm.
Arm Communication
KQED Science explains the incredible ability:
Curious to learn more? Check out this video that shows off just how capable these cephalopods are!
More Adaptations
The use of these eight arms and hundreds of suckers to think, act, smell and taste is only one incredible adaptation of the octopus. Recent research confirms that it even uses its skin to “see” because the skin has the same light-sensitive proteins found in its eyes, and this allows the skin to detect brightness.
