Subhasmita Patro
@subhapatro.bsky.social
PhD candidate
@MacrophysLab @CES_IISc
Behavioural endocrinology, Animal communication, Colours, Morphometrics
@MacrophysLab @CES_IISc
Behavioural endocrinology, Animal communication, Colours, Morphometrics
Reposted by Subhasmita Patro
“Octopuses can be fooled into thinking a fake arm is actually their own.
When scientists in Japan pinched an artificial appendage during experiments, octopuses recoiled in defense – swimming away, suddenly changing their color, or retracting their arms”
www.sciencealert.com/octopuses-fa...
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When scientists in Japan pinched an artificial appendage during experiments, octopuses recoiled in defense – swimming away, suddenly changing their color, or retracting their arms”
www.sciencealert.com/octopuses-fa...
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Octopuses Fall For The Classic Fake Arm Trick – Just Like We Do
Octopuses can be fooled into thinking a fake arm is actually their own.
www.sciencealert.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
“Octopuses can be fooled into thinking a fake arm is actually their own.
When scientists in Japan pinched an artificial appendage during experiments, octopuses recoiled in defense – swimming away, suddenly changing their color, or retracting their arms”
www.sciencealert.com/octopuses-fa...
🧪 🐙 🦑
When scientists in Japan pinched an artificial appendage during experiments, octopuses recoiled in defense – swimming away, suddenly changing their color, or retracting their arms”
www.sciencealert.com/octopuses-fa...
🧪 🐙 🦑