Octopuses

Octopuses are filmed randomly PUNCHING fish ‘out of spite’ while hunting alongside them

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Octopuses are filmed randomly PUNCHING fish ‘out of spite’ while hunting alongside them in fascinating footage Octopus can be seen moving towards the fish and punching them with tentacle  The behaviour is sometimes out of spite but it can also be to keep its hunting companions in line as competition grows fierce  Researchers captured the … Read more

Octopuses ‘taste’ things just by touching them, study says

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Scientists have revealed how octopuses can ‘taste’ things by simply touching them with the suction cups on their tentacles.  Sensors in the first layer of cells inside the suction cups have adapted to react and detect molecules that don’t dissolve well in water, US researchers claim.  These sensors, called ‘chemotactile receptors’, use these molecules to … Read more