When the scientists paired two male octopuses in the same setup, the males interacted by touching arms, but they never ...

The hectocotylus is both a reproductive and sensory organ, Harvard scientists and others have found. Octopuses are some of ...

Sensory organ in male cephalopod able to detect female hormone progesterone, even if male cannot see partner ...

Learn how specialized sensory cells and 500 million neurons help octopuses recognize mates and reproduce through touch alone.

If you've ever wondered what goes on in the minds of ocean creatures, this discovery might make your jaw drop. Scientists ...

Scientists have learned how male octopuses' specialized sperm-depositing arm knows where to go ...

A new study by Harvard biologists reveals how octopuses feel their way to potential mates with a "taste by touch" sensory ...

Octopuses are an extremely diverse group of sea life. With roughly 300 species in total, there are many octopus species that ...

Scientists found that the male’s hectocotylus, the specialized arm for mating, is lined with receptors that can sense ...

To test their ideas, scientists observed California two-spot octopuses in tanks. They placed males and females on opposite ...