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Related: About this forumDid you know? An Octopus has 3 Hearts, 9 Brains & Blue Blood
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Did you know? An Octopus has 3 Hearts, 9 Brains & Blue Blood (Original Post)
The Wielding Truth
Jan 2018
OP
Yep. "The nervous system includes a central brain and a large ganglion at the base of each arm which
The Wielding Truth
Jan 2018
#6
shenmue
(38,506 posts)1. NINE?!
The Wielding Truth
(11,411 posts)6. Yep. "The nervous system includes a central brain and a large ganglion at the base of each arm which
controls movement."
Turbineguy
(37,295 posts)2. As opposed to a jellyfish
which is a bit more on the republican side of things.
JDC
(10,117 posts)5. No heart, shit for brains, and bloodthirsty?
The Wielding Truth
(11,411 posts)10. Although the octopuses are cannibals.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)3. Does nine brains mean octopus are smarter than we are?
The Wielding Truth
(11,411 posts)8. ? They may be wiser, but we have accomplished more.
lastlib
(23,167 posts)11. They are incredibly intelligent creatures...
...capable of figuring out how to open a screw-on jar lid to get to food.
Zoonart
(11,837 posts)4. Sounds like Buckingham Palace.
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)7. The blue blood would qualify it as a Republican...
...but the hearts and brains would disqualify it.
The Wielding Truth
(11,411 posts)9. Soooo true.