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

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

In lieu of a penis, the male has a special mating arm called a hectocotylus. In a new study published today in Science, ...

Life in the ocean is perilous, and 78% of the captured octopuses were missing at least one arm due to encounters with ...

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

For years, this fossil seemed to tell a thrilling story. Here was an animal from more than 300 million years ago that ...

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

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

To solve this puzzle, Thomas Clements, a paleontologist at the University of Leicester, and his colleagues put this supposed ...

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.

The third right arm of male octopuses has a specialised role in mating, and the creatures take extra care to avoid damaging ...

It has been confirmed that octopuses can mate if their arms are within reach, even without seeing each other. This is because ...