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The Octopus Touch: Tasting in the Deep

The Octopus Touch: Tasting in the Deep

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How do octopus arms sense and taste the world? In this recently published study in the summer of 2025 from the Bellono Lab at Harvard University, titled "Environmental microbiomes drive chemotactile sensation in octopus", I'll dive deep in to findings, the experimental methods, and what it means for us to understand complex sensory systems.

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