octopus

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Researchers at the station contacted octopus expert Janet Voight and sent her photographs of the animal for identification.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Instead, the team at the Field Museum used CT scans to take thousands of X-ray images, then compiled them to make a 3D model of the octopus, revealing its insides.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

For the tiny blue octopus, the scans provided clear views of internal organs and mouth structures, allowing scientists to officially classify it as a new species and better understand its relationship to other octopuses.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Normally to describe a new octopus species, a specimen needs to be cut open so that its mouth, beak, teeth and other parts can be examined.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

She puts her fingers to her temples, like I taught her to do, and I wiggle my fingers like a gigantic octopus.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila