California two-spot octopus in tank

A photograph of an octopus sitting at the bottom of the tank, facing the camera with its eight arms curled around its body.

Wild-caught octopus from the species O. bimaculoides that were used in this study. 

Date:
03 April 2026
Credit:
Anik Grearson, Harvard University

Copyright Harvard University (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

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