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

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

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

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

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

For an octopus, exploring the ocean floor with eight highly sensitive arms is a constant game of roulette. These limbs are ...

Sensory organ in male cephalopod able to detect female hormone progesterone, even if male cannot see partner ...

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

The love life of a male blue-lined octopus is tough. Like praying mantises and widow spiders, a female blue-lined octopus will often kill and eat the male after mating. It's just a circle of life for ...

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