Octopuses more arms than legs: research

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 12:49 in Paleontology & Archaeology

How many legs does an octopus have? The answer should be easy. But not any more. For new research suggests they are not really eight-legged denizens of the deep, as popularly assumed; instead they use their front limbs more like arms -- and can even tackle a Rubik's Cube.

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