Octopus arms are covered in numerous suckers—bowl-shaped cavities made of thick muscles that can grasp objects with a vice-like grip. The sides and edges of these suckers are rimmed with concentric ...

the creature doesn’t get tangled up Israeli scientists found this is because its suckers can't stick to themselves They temporarily shut down if they sense chemicals on an octopus' skin ...

A male and female align suckers during mating. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...

Their strong arms can pry open just about any mollusk shell they come across. The average octopus has 240 suckers per arm. That adds up to 1,920 suckers total. Each sucker is strong enough to hold ...

New dentures with octopus-inspired suckers which have twice the sticking power of traditional false teeth have been developed. Scientists at King’s College London took inspiration from the ...