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  2. Cephalopod limb - Wikipedia

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    Cephalopod limbs bear numerous suckers along their ventral surface as in octopus, squid and cuttlefish arms and in clusters at the ends of the tentacles (if present), as in squid and cuttlefish. [9] Each sucker is usually circular and bowl-like and has two distinct parts: an outer shallow cavity called an infundibulum and a central hollow ...

  3. Wunderpus photogenicus - Wikipedia

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    Researchers usually use naturally occurring injuries and/or scars to identify individuals but this technique does not work for long term identification. An octopus is able to regenerate limbs and heal in a relatively short amount of time. Researchers can also use external tags to help track individuals but octopuses are able to remove external ...

  4. Octopus - Wikipedia

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    An octopus (pl.: octopuses or octopodes [a]) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (/ ɒ k ˈ t ɒ p ə d ə /, ok-TOP-ə-də [3]).The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids.

  5. When Nature Gets Weird: 50 Odd Facts That May Leave You ... - AOL

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    Salamanders have the ability to regrow limbs that they lose within weeks. According to medium.com, when a salamander loses a limb, the wound gets sealed with a blood clot like a human's does.

  6. These two-headed worms could help scientists regrow lost limbs

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    Geneticist Michael Levin created these two-headed worms as part of his investigations into using bioelectricity to regrow lost body parts.

  7. Akkorokamui - Wikipedia

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    Homage to Akkorokamui is often for ailments of the limbs or skin, but mental purification and spiritual release is particularly important. [citation needed] Akkorokamui is characteristically described with the ability to self-amputate, like several octopus species, and regenerate limbs.

  8. Regeneration (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Regeneration in biology is the process of renewal, restoration, and tissue growth that makes genomes, cells, organisms, and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations or events that cause disturbance or damage. [1] Every species is capable of regeneration, from bacteria to humans.

  9. Humans Are One Crucial Step Closer to Regenerating Limbs - AOL

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    Deer grow antlers anew each spring, often at the rate of an inch per day. Now, scientists want to take the cells that power deer antler growth and figure out how to give that same ability to humans.