News Release 05-047 - Video
Octopus aculeatus uses two of its eight arms for walking.
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Octopus aculeatus, which camoflauges itself by resembling algae, uses two of its eight arms for walking.
Credit: Christine L. Huffard, University of California, Berkeley
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