Did you know an octopus has 6 arms and 2 legs?

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Octopuses Have Six ‘Arms’ And Two ‘Legs’

BERLIN (Reuters) - Octopuses' eight tentacles divide up into six "arms" and two "legs", a study published by a chain of commercial aquariums said on Thursday.

Octopuses are reckoned to be the world's most intelligent invertebrates and are able to use tools with their sucker-covered tentacles.

Helped by over 2,000 observations by visitors, teams of aquatic specialists carried out a study showing that the creatures seemed to favour their first three pairs of tentacles for grabbing and using objects, Sea Life aquariums said.

"One can assume that the front six tentacles have the function of arms, and that the back two take over the function of legs," said Sea Life biologist Oliver Walenciak.

Unlike humans and some other animals, most octopuses did not appear to be left-handed or right-handed. Those that were suffered from eye problems on their less-favoured side.

"People have always assumed that octopuses coordinate their ... gripping behaviour through visual data. That seems to be true. When one eye is weak, another side of arms is favoured," said Walenciak.

The findings would help care for sick octopuses by allowing them to be fed from the correct side, he added.

Sea Life said the number of observations in its study significantly exceeded that in previous academic investigations.

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Answer 1

I dident know that!! That is cool! How do you tell the difference?

Answer 2

wow... I actually learned something today...

Answer 3

thats cool, I didn't thanks! Did you know the male seahorse is the one that has the baby?

Answer 4

Cool fact!

Answer 5

Cool!, you should do this more often

Answer 6

ah the things that make you go "Hmmm?"

Answer 7

wow... how do people have time to look this up?

Answer 8

wow didnt know that neither....

Answer 9

I didnt know that.........x

That was interesting........x

Answer 10

And did you know that a pig has a curly p***s?? Much like a cork s***w!

Answer 11

Wow....I guess someone needs to draw Squidward Tentacles over, then.  

Answer 12

O I just thought it was 8arms and the squid was 8arms and 2 tenticles but this is very interesting as well. Wish You would here more about stuff like this on the news then whats going on with the d**n celebraties

Answer 13

and did you know they write with ink

  as they have no lead in their pencils hahaha