Octopus Arm Movements (VIDEO)

Marine Biological Laboratory

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Examples of arm deformation types in an octopus (O. bimaculoides). From: E.B. Lane Kennedy, Kendra C. Buresch, Preethi Boinapally, and Roger T. Hanlon (2020) Octopus Arms Exhibit Exceptional Flexibility. Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77873-7

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Roger Hanlon Lab/Marine Biological Laboratory

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