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Octopuses prefer to use different arms for different tasks, scientists find
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2025
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I wonder if this has anything to do with muscle memory. The arm that successfully completed the task for the first time, has that task assigned to it forever.