Why do octopuses have eight arms?
Octopuses have eight arms to grab food, feel around, and wiggle into tiny places.
Pip’s answer
- Octopuses have eight arms to grab food, feel around, and wiggle into tiny places.
- Each arm is covered in little round suckers that hold on tight.
- Ooh, their arms can even touch and taste things at the same time!
- Wow-ee, one octopus arm can do a job while another does something else!
For grown-ups
Octopuses have eight flexible arms lined with suckers that can taste and feel. Each arm contains many nerve cells, so the arms can explore and grip somewhat independently. Eight arms let an octopus hunt in cracks, open shells, crawl along the seafloor and hold onto rocks.
Ask your child: What could you do if you had eight arms?
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