237: Octopuses? Octopi? Octopedes?

November 15, 2022 00:10:20
237: Octopuses? Octopi? Octopedes?
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237: Octopuses? Octopi? Octopedes?

Nov 15 2022 | 00:10:20

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Hosted By

Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

Look grammar police, it's octopuses and we don't have to like it, BUT you are going to love learning that just like humans, octopuses do seem to have a preferred hand. Arm? Tentacle? OMG here we go again. Just listen to the episode, it's a hoot.

The actual paper! Hold your phone in whatever hand you prefer while reading https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01402-6

Just incase you need MORE of on octopus fix...Amy's husband Chris says it's amazing!

Additional research:

University of Minnesota Research Brief

Check out the California two-spot octopus on

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