Tag Archive for 'Octopus insularis'

Octopuses Tend to Use Particular Arm, or Arms, for Specific Tasks

New research provides a comprehensive look into how wild octopuses use their arms in natural habitats. By analyzing arm movements across diverse environments, this is the first study to relate arm movements to whole animal behaviors in complex, real-world settings. The findings reveal that every arm is capable of performing all action types; however, there was a clear...

Brazil reef octopuses (Octopus insularis) have ‘quiet’ and ‘active sleep,’ with different episode duration and periodicity. Image credit: Medeiros et al., doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102223.

Octopuses, Like Humans, Have Quiet and Active Sleep States

Mar 26, 2021 by News Staff

In a new study, published this week in the journal iScience, a team of researchers showed that Brazil reef octopuses (Octopus insularis) have two different...