Underwater Bipedal Locomotion by Octopuses in Disguise
C. L. Huffard, F. Boneka, R. J. Full
Science 307, 1927 (2005)
C. L. Huffard, F. Boneka, R. J. Full
Science 307, 1927 (2005)
In the 25 March 2005 issue of Science, Huffard et al. report on their study of two species of octopus, Octopus marginatus and Octopus (Abdopus) aculeatus, that walk along the seafloor using two alternating arms and apparently use the remaining six arms for camouflage. The team analyzed the movements of the invertebrates using underwater video, several clips of which accompany the paper on Science Online.
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Octopus aculeatus (QuickTime, 2.6 MB)
Octopus marginatus (QuickTime, 2.4 MB)