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

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

The hectocotylus is both a reproductive organ and a sensory organ, a rare combination in animals, new research suggests ...

How do octopuses mate in the dark? A new study shows how the hectocotylus arm uses progesterone receptors to "taste" for a mate.

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New research shows female baboons influence fertilization through immune and chemical changes that affect sperm survival.

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

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A new study by Harvard biologists reveals how octopuses feel their way to potential mates with a “taste by touch” sensory system and even can couple at arm’s length without actually seeing each other.

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

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Octopus mothers slam themselves against rocks and eat their own arms before their eggs hatch. Scientists have discovered what leads to the self-destruction.