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If your hands could smell, you’d be an octopus

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Exactly how does those octopi suckers work and how useful are they? Take a look and learn more!

Determine whether the central brain or arm neurons perform each function for the octopus: tasting, smelling, how fast to move, and how to reach. Make a list or write a paragraph.

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