Which Octopus Arm is Best?
Muse Science Magazine for Kids|March 2023
Are you a righty? A lefty? This octopus is a second-arm-from-the-front-y.
Which Octopus Arm is Best?

All octopuses have eight arms. Scientists wanted to know more about how the animals use those arms to hunt. So, they put California two-spot octopuses in tanks, dropped in tasty shrimp or crabs, and made videos of what happened next.

The videos showed that the octopuses sat sideways in their dens. They peered out with one eye.

This story is from the March 2023 edition of Muse Science Magazine for Kids.

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