Octopuses use their arms to sense and respond to microbiomes on the seafloor

Mongabay
Dec 1, 2025, 8:01 am212 ptsTop
From the beginning of life on Earth, microbes, small but influential single-celled organisms, have shaped the environment that animals must adapt to in order to survive. Distinct microbial populations, known as microbiomes, inhabit nearly every surface on Earth. Now scientists have found that octopuses can…

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