In this special episode we explore some of the most captivating creatures on earth and the biology behind what makes them so interesting. From the cell combinations allowing their complex camouflage, to exploring how they have independently evolved to sleep in a similar fashion to vertebrates, to looking into how their arms think for themselves. This episode touches on just some of what we found most fascinating while researching these marine animals.

Show note links:

Blue-ringed octopus-

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/215/21/3752/19182/How-does-the-blue-ringed-octopus-Hapalochlaena?fbclid=IwAR2pieUGONP-tCo9e1jnlsT8Vrf53H9VTL-OzhfKUpG58wJfvkJD3obbyzI

Sleep-

https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(21)00191-7#bib25

Website:

www.thebiophiles.co.uk

Music:

Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license