Octopuses, squids, and their cephalopod kin may soon find themselves receiving the same legal protections in the United States as other animals commonly employed in scientific research, such as monkeys and rodents. A recent call for information by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) signals a potential shift in policy, marking a crucial step towards recognizing the … [Read more...] about Octopuses Could Soon Get Same Legal Protections As Monkeys In US Research
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Octopuses Get Strangely Cuddly On The Mood Drug Ecstasy
The psychoactive drug known as ecstasy can make people feel extra loving toward others, and a study published Thursday suggests it has the same effect on octopuses. Octopuses are almost entirely antisocial, except when they're mating, and scientists who study them have to house them separately so they don't kill or eat each other. However, octopuses given the drug … [Read more...] about Octopuses Get Strangely Cuddly On The Mood Drug Ecstasy
Female octopuses will chuck seashells at males who irk them
An octopus portrait. Godfrey-Smith et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 The debris-chucking octopuses were caught on camera for the first time in Australia. Having eight arms can make for some interesting sporting events (just check out the weird history of octopus wresting). But, if the idea of battling it out with a 100-pound, multi-armed sea beast wasn’t scary enough, … [Read more...] about Female octopuses will chuck seashells at males who irk them