What would you do if a giant Pacific octopus decided it wanted your diving equipment and didn’t let go? Do you think you’re ...

The team, based at Bristol Robotics Laboratory, studied the structures of octopus biological suckers, which have superb adaptive suction abilities enabling them to anchor to rock. In their ...

We know octopuses are intelligent, but watch as this octopus surprises scientists by finding its own way to solve a problem.

The inspiration came from the octopus’s remarkable suction cups, which allow it to grip everything from smooth rocks to soft ...

Octopus arms are covered in numerous suckers—bowl-shaped cavities made of thick muscles that can grasp objects with a vice-like grip. The sides and edges of these suckers are rimmed with concentric ...

Not to mention the octopus arms suction on to your tongue and throat when you try to chew them. Produced by Will Wei Follow TI: On Facebook More from Tech I ate a lot of interesting McDonald's ...

Not to mention the octopus arms suction on to your tongue and throat when you try to chew them. Produced by Will Wei Follow TI: On Facebook More from Tech I ate a lot of interesting McDonald's ...

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology pharmacist Jean-Christophe Leroux and his colleagues have found inspiration from an unlikely source, however: an octopus. “The suction cup in the octopus is ...

Velcro from burdock seeds and suction cups from octopus suckers. Lotus Flower:© Agnese Abrusci, all other images courtesy of Getty ...