Mattias Krantz figured out, by experiment and by seeking advice, how to teach an octopus how to play with a piano. That took about half a year. Think of it, if you like, as a case of 88 keys and eight hands, kinda sorta. This video shows dramatic highlights from the mutual adventure. (Thanks to […]
There are many startling videos of octopuses doing surprising octopus things. This video, by Flora Lichtman for Science Friday, is one of the most very all of that: The scientist is Roger Hanlon. The octopus is nameless. (Thanks to investigator Susan Kany for bringing this to our attention.) BONUS: From long ago, Bill Saidel and […]
Whither a seven-armed octopus? Wonder whether it’s a case of wither? So does the author of this study: “An Octopus With Only Seven Arms: Anatomical Details,” Ian G. Gleadall, Journal of Molluscan Studies, Volume 55, Issue 4. 1989, pp. 479-487. The author, at School of Medicine Tohoku University Seiryo cho Sendai, Japan, reports: “A male […]
How fast does an octopus typically run in an exercise wheel? That has yet to be determined. But one value is reported in the study: “Cutaneous Respiration in Octopus Vulgaris,” J.J. Madan and M.J. Wells, Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 199, pp. 2477–2483 (1996). The authors, at the University of Cambridge, UK, explain, citing two […]