by . simon cable . published : . 19:47 est , 17 november 2013 . | . sometimes walking in a straight line without tripping over with just two feet is enough of a challenge . so imagine the kind of coordination it would require if you had eight legs . now scientists have unraveled how octopuses manage to keep track of all of their flailing limbs as they crawl over objects . the video above , recorded by researchers at the hebrew university of jerusalem , shows how that despite its body orientation -lrb- green arrow -rrb- the octopus can crawl in any direction -lrb- blue arrow -rrb- thanks to its flexible arms . updated : . using high speed videos of octopuses as they negotiated obstacles , biologists at the hebrew university of jerusalem in israel studied the cephlopods movement . they found that the orientation of the creature 's body and the crawling direction are controlled independently in the brain . male octopuses have a long , detachable penis in order to mate with females that are five times bigger than itself . when a female swims by , the male argonaut sends his penis off to swim to the female and mate with her . in fact , the penis is a ball of sperm in a tentacle called a hectocotylus and females can be fertilised by more than one , by storing them in the mantle cavity . the male dies soon after his unique ordeal , whereas the female can mate several times and even store multiple hectocotyli in a special cavity until they 're needed . 04:37 est , 18 november 2013 . he may have inherited his mother 's south american looks . but there is no doubting which side of the family his on-stage prowess comes from . this is jj forsyth-johnson , sir bruce forsyth 's only child with third wife wilnelia merced , pictured for the first time with his heavy metal band junkcake . jj forsyth plays bass in his band junk cake at the dublin castle in camden , london . he is sir bruce forsyth 's only child with third wife wilnelia merced . in the past , scientists that caught female specimens confused the attached penises for parasitic worms . the male mollusc won almost a third of votes in a survey set up by the society of biology to identify the strangest animal sex . the thrust comes from arms that push by elongation rather than arms that pull . this combined with they symmetrical arrangement of the arms around the body helps to give the marine creatures their extraordinary maneuverability . it is the first time scientists have been able to fully understand how octopuses are able to control their movements without a rigid skeleton . the findings may help scientists develop new ways for soft robots to move around and can also shed some light on how octopuses evolved in the first place . professor binyamin hochner , who led the research , said : ` octopuses use unique locomotion strategies that are different from those found in other animals . ` this is most likely due to their soft molluscan body that led to the evolution of ` strange ' morphology , enabling efficient locomotion control without a rigid skeleton . ' octopuses are thought to have evolved from clam-like creatures in the mollusc family . but as they lost their hard protective shell , they seem to have evolved to move far faster than other members of the mollusc family like slugs or snails . given that his 85-year-old father is known for his wholesome brand of light family entertainment , it may come as something of a shock to learn that the 25-year-old was thrashing out something altogether more edgy in a dingy london pub . while sir bruce will command an audience of millions this evening when he hosts strictly come dancing , on this occasion jj managed a smattering of just 12 onlookers , most of whom were decked out in leather and spikes . educated at # 33,000-a-year charterhouse school , one of the country 's foremost public schools , the musician took to the stage wearing a dress shirt and smart trousers while his bandmates were all in jeans and t-shirts . his performance at the dublin castle pub in camden , north london , is a far cry from his cultured upbringing listening to his father 's jazz records and mother 's favourite salsa songs at the family 's # 5m mansion in surrey . jj , real name jonathan joseph , said : ` my dad has really inspired me . i grew up with jazz , lots and lots of jazz and my mum is into salsa because she is from puerto rico , so that was a big part of my childhood . it 's definitely in the blood . ` i have been playing music for 10 years . it 's always been a hobby . all my family are into music . we are just gigging , we 've been playing for two years now , just for ourselves . now we 're looking to the future . we have n't got any management and we ca n't really do it ourselves . we need a bit of guidance . jj 's performance at the dublin castle pub in camden , north london , is a far cry from his cultured upbringing listening to his father 's jazz records and mother 's favourite salsa songs at the family 's # 5m mansion in surrey . the octopus was found to move by pushing with its legs rather than pulling while it could move in any direction regardless of the position of its body - something that humans find extremely difficult to do without falling over . talking about his father 's reaction to his music , jj said : ` dad 's heard a bit of it . he knows what we 're up to . ` it 's not the sort of stuff he 's used to but he supports us in everything we do , he 's great like that . we 're recording and gigging but we 're all doing a lot of different things , so it 's hard to get it going . ` we 're all busy , but we have massive inspiration . ' the band have told fans on their facebook page that they model themselves after punk rockers rage against the machine and heavy metal band metallica . earlier this year it was revealed that sir bruce 's 32-year-old grandson luke purdie is a tattooed , hair-flicking , head-banging lead singer of a heavy metal band called voodoo six . sir bruce recently braved an iron maiden concert just to see the band at london 's o2 arena , where they were supporting the us rockers . mr purdie , from ramsgate , kent , is the son of sir bruce 's second daughter , 55-year-old julie forsyth . he said recently : ` to him voodoo is all noise . i thought he would get some bits but he just sees it as a bit too full-on for him . i get his stuff but he does n't really get my stuff . ' mr purdie 's sister sophie , 22 , has followed in her grandfather 's footsteps , duetting with him on an album sir bruce released in 2011 . dr guy levy , a neurobiologist who also took part in the research at the hebrew university of jerusalem , said : ` during evolution , octopuses lost their heavy protective shells and became more maneuverable on the one hand , but also more vulnerable on the other hand . ` their locomotory abilities evolved to be much faster than those of typical molluscs , probably to compensate for the lack of shell . ' the researchers , whose work is published in the journal current biology , found that despite their large number of arms , octopuses do not move them in any rhythmical pattern like insects and millipedes do , for example . speaking to the bbc , dr levy said the findings could help develop robots that can squeeze into difficult to reach spaces . sir bruce currently commands more than 10m viewers each week on strictly come dancing and also performed to a packed crowd at this year 's glastonbury festival . last year he entered the guinness book of world records for having the longest career as a male tv entertainer . he was recognised for a career that has spanned more than 70 years . he added recently : ` everybody says what a charming young man jj is . it 's such a thrill that the forsyths are continuing the showbiz line . ' he said : ` people want to build soft robots for medical purposes and rescue operations . '
jj forsyth-johnson is sir bruce forsyth 's only child with wilnelia merced . pictured for the first time with his heavy metal band junkcake . he said his father has ` really inspired him ' in love for music .
mate several times and even store multiple hectocotyli in a special cavity until they 're needed . 04:37 est , 18 november 2013 . he may have inherited his mother 's south american looks . but there is no doubting which side of the family his on-stage prowess comes from . this is jj forsyth-johnson , sir bruce forsyth 's only child with third wife wilnelia merced , pictured for the first time with his heavy metal band junkcake . jj forsyth plays bass in his band junk cake at the dublin castle in camden , london . he is sir bruce forsyth 's only child with third wife wilnelia merced . in the past , scientists that caught female specimens confused the attached penises for parasitic worms . the male mollusc won almost a third of votes in a survey set up by the society of biology to identify the strangest animal sex . the thrust comes from arms that push by elongation rather than arms that pull . this combined with they symmetrical arrangement of the arms around the body helps to give the marine creatures their extraordinary maneuverability . it is the first time scientists have been able to fully understand how octopuses are able to control their movements without a rigid skeleton . the findings may help scientists develop new ways for soft robots to move around and can also shed some light on how octopuses evolved in the first place . professor binyamin hochner , who led the research , said : ` octopuses use unique locomotion strategies that are different from those found in other animals . ` this is most likely due to their soft molluscan body that led to the evolution of ` strange ' morphology , enabling efficient locomotion control without a rigid skeleton . ' octopuses are thought to have evolved from clam-like creatures in the mollusc family . but as they lost their hard protective shell , they seem to have evolved to move far faster than other members of the mollusc family like slugs or snails . given that his 85-year-old father is known for his wholesome brand of light family entertainment , it may come as something of a shock to learn that the 25-year-old was thrashing out something altogether more edgy in a dingy london pub . while sir bruce will command an audience of millions this evening when he hosts strictly come dancing , on this occasion jj managed a smattering of just 12 onlookers , most of whom were decked out in leather and spikes . educated at # 33,000-a-year charterhouse school , one of the country 's foremost public schools , the musician took to the stage wearing a dress shirt and smart trousers while his bandmates were all in jeans and t-shirts . his performance at the dublin castle pub in camden , north london , is a far cry from his cultured upbringing listening to his father 's jazz records and mother 's favourite salsa songs at the family 's # 5m mansion in surrey . jj , real name jonathan joseph , said : ` my dad has really inspired me . i grew up with jazz , lots and lots of jazz and my mum is into salsa because she is from puerto rico , so that was a big part of my childhood . it 's definitely in the blood . ` i have been playing music for 10 years . it 's always been a hobby . all my family are into music . we are just gigging , we 've been playing for two years now , just for ourselves . now we 're looking to the future . we have n't got any management and we ca n't really do it ourselves . we need a bit of guidance . jj 's performance at the dublin castle pub in camden , north london , is a far cry from his cultured upbringing listening to his father 's jazz records and mother 's favourite salsa songs at the family 's # 5m mansion in surrey . the octopus was found to move by pushing with its legs rather than pulling while it could move in any direction regardless of the position of its body - something that humans find extremely difficult to do without falling over . talking about his father 's reaction to his music , jj said : ` dad 's heard a bit of it . he knows what we 're up to . ` it 's not the sort of of jerusalem , said : ` during evolution , octopuses lost their heavy protective shells and became more maneuverable on the one hand , but also more vulnerable on the other hand . ` their locomotory abilities evolved to be much faster than those of typical molluscs , probably to compensate for the lack of shell . ' the researchers , whose work is published in the journal current biology , found that despite their large number of arms , octopuses do not move them in any rhythmical pattern like insects and millipedes do , for example . speaking to the bbc , dr levy said the findings could help develop robots that can squeeze into difficult to reach spaces . sir bruce currently commands more than 10m viewers each week on strictly come dancing and also performed to a packed crowd at this year 's glastonbury festival . last year he entered the guinness book of world records for having the longest career as a male tv entertainer . he was recognised for a career that has spanned more than 70 years . he added recently : ` everybody says what a charming young man jj is . it 's such a thrill that the forsyths are continuing the showbiz line . ' he said : ` people want to build soft robots for medical purposes and rescue operations . '
. the male mollusc won almost a third of votes in a survey set up by the society of biology to identify the strangest animal sex . the thrust comes from arms that push by elongation rather than arms that pull . this combined with they symmetrical arrangement of the arms around the body helps to give the marine creatures their extraordinary maneuverability . it is the first time scientists have been able to fully understand how octopuses are able to control their movements without a rigid skeleton . the findings may help scientists develop new ways for soft robots to move around and can also shed some light on how octopuses evolved in the first place . professor binyamin hochner , who led the research , said : ` octopuses use unique locomotion strategies that are different from those found in other animals . ` this is most likely due to their soft molluscan body that led to the evolution of ` strange ' morphology , enabling efficient locomotion control without a rigid skeleton . ' octopuses are thought to have evolved from clam-like creatures in the mollusc family . but as they lost their hard protective shell , they seem to have evolved to move far faster than other members of the mollusc family like slugs or snails . given that his 85-year-old father is known for his wholesome brand of light family entertainment , it may come as something of a shock to learn that the 25-year-old was thrashing out something altogether more edgy in a dingy london pub . while sir bruce will command an audience of millions this evening when he hosts strictly come dancing , on this occasion jj managed a smattering of just 12 onlookers , most of whom were decked out in leather and spikes . educated at # 33,000-a-year charterhouse school , one of the country 's foremost public schools , the musician took to the stage wearing a dress shirt and smart trousers while his bandmates were all in jeans and t-shirts . his performance at the dublin castle pub in camden , north london , is a far cry from his cultured upbringing listening to his father 's jazz records and mother 's favourite salsa songs at the family 's # 5m mansion in surrey . jj , real name jonathan joseph , said : ` my dad has really inspired me . i grew up with jazz , lots and lots of jazz and my mum is into salsa because she is from puerto rico , so that was a big part of my childhood . it 's definitely in the blood . ` i have been playing music for 10 years . it 's always been a hobby . all my family are into music . we are just gigging , we 've been playing for two years now , just for ourselves . now we 're looking to the future . we have n't got any management and we ca n't really do it ourselves . we need a bit of guidance . jj 's performance at the dublin castle pub in camden , north london , is a far cry from his cultured upbringing listening to his father 's jazz records and mother 's favourite salsa songs at the family 's # 5m mansion in surrey . the octopus was found to move by pushing with its legs rather than pulling while it could move in any direction regardless of the position of its body - something that humans find extremely difficult to do without falling over . talking about his father 's reaction to his music , jj said : ` dad 's heard a bit of it . he knows what we 're up to . ` it 's not the sort of band at london 's o2 arena , where they were supporting the us rockers . mr purdie , from ramsgate , kent , is the son of sir bruce 's second daughter , 55-year-old julie forsyth . he said recently : ` to him voodoo is all noise . i thought he would get some bits but he just sees it as a bit too full-on for him . i get his stuff but he does n't really get my stuff . ' mr purdie 's sister sophie , 22 , has followed in her grandfather 's footsteps , duetting with him on an album sir bruce released in 2011 . dr guy levy , a neurobiologist who also took part in the research at the hebrew university of jerusalem , said : ` during evolution , octopuses lost their heavy protective shells and became more maneuverable on the one hand , but also more vulnerable on the other hand . ` their locomotory abilities evolved to be much faster than those of typical molluscs , probably to compensate for the lack of shell . ' the researchers , whose work is published in the journal current biology , found that despite their large number of arms , octopuses do not move them in any rhythmical pattern like insects and millipedes do , for example . speaking to the bbc , dr levy said the findings could help develop robots that can squeeze into difficult to reach spaces . sir bruce currently commands more than 10m viewers each week on strictly come dancing and also performed to a packed crowd at this year 's glastonbury festival . last year he entered the guinness book of world records for having the longest career as a male tv entertainer . he was recognised for a career that has spanned more than 70 years . he added recently : ` everybody says what a charming young man jj is . it 's such a thrill that the forsyths are continuing the showbiz line . ' he said : ` people want to build soft robots for medical purposes and rescue operations . '
by. simon cable. published :. 19:47 est, 17 november. |. sometimes walking without tripping with just two feet is enough. so imagine the kind coordination it eight legs. now scientists unraveled octopuses manage keep track all their flailing limbs as crawl over objects. the video above, recorded researchers the hebrew university jerusalem shows that despite its body orientation -lrb- green arrow -rrb- the octopus can crawl blue thanks its flexible arms. updated :. using high speed videos of octopuses as they negotiated obstacles, biologists the hebrew university jerusalem israel studied the cephlopods movement. they found the orientation the creature 's body the crawling direction are controlled independently in. male octopuses have a long, detachable penis in order mate that five itself. when a female swims by, the male argonaut sends off swim to and mate. in fact, the penis a ball sperm in a tentacle called a hectocotylus and females more, by storing them the mantle cavity. the male dies soon his unique ordeal, whereas can mate several even store multiple hectocotyli a special cavity until 're needed. 04:37 est, 18 november. he may inherited his mother 's south american looks. but there doubting which side the family his on-stage prowess comes. this jj forsyth-johnson, sir bruce forsyth 's only child with third wife wilnelia merced, pictured for his heavy metal band junkcake. jj forsyth plays bass his band junk cake at the dublin castle camden, london he is sir bruce forsyth 's only child with third wife wilnelia merced. in, scientists that caught female specimens confused the attached penises for parasitic worms. the male mollusc won almost a third votes a survey set the society of biology to identify the strangest animal sex. the thrust comes arms push by elongation rather arms pull. this combined they symmetrical arrangement around helps the marine creatures their extraordinary maneuverability. it scientists fully octopuses are control a rigid skeleton. the findings may help scientists develop for soft robots move can shed octopuses in. professor binyamin hochner, who led, : ` octopuses use unique locomotion strategies different ` this most due their soft molluscan body that led the evolution ` strange ' morphology, enabling efficient locomotion control without a rigid skeleton ' octopuses thought clam-like creatures in. but as they lost their hard protective shell, seem evolved move far other members like slugs given known his wholesome brand light family entertainment, may something 25 was thrashing something altogether edgy a dingy london pub. while sir bruce will command an audience millions this evening when hosts strictly come dancing, on this occasion jj managed a smattering just 12 onlookers, most decked leather spikes educated at # 33,000-a-year charterhouse school, one the musician took to wearing a dress shirt smart trousers while were all jeans his performance the dublin castle pub camden, north london is a far cry his cultured upbringing listening his father 's jazz records mother 's favourite salsa songs at the family 's # 5m mansion surrey jj, real name jonathan joseph said ` my dad has really inspired. i grew jazz, lots and my mum into salsa because puerto rico that it 's definitely in the blood. ` i have music. it 's always a hobby. all my family are into music. we just gigging, ' playing just for ourselves now we 're looking. we n't got any management and ca n't really do ourselves. we need a bit guidance. jj 's performance the dublin castle pub camden, north london a far cry his cultured upbringing listening his father 's jazz records mother 's favourite salsa songs at the family 's # 5m mansion surrey the octopus was found move by pushing with rather pulling while could in regardless - something humans find without falling. talking his father 's reaction his music, jj said : ` dad heard a bit. he knows we 're up. ` it the sort stuff he but supports us everything, great like. we 're recording and gigging but all doing, get it going. ` we 're all busy, but massive inspiration. ' the band have told fans on model punk rockers rage against the machine heavy metal band metallica. earlier it sir bruce 's 32-year-old grandson luke purdie is a tattooed, hair-flicking, head-banging lead singer voodoo six. sir bruce recently braved an iron maiden concert just at london 's o2 arena, supporting the us rockers. mr purdie, from ramsgate kent is the son sir bruce 's second daughter 55-year-old julie forsyth. he said recently : ` to him voodoo all noise. i thought he get some bits sees for. i get his stuff but does n't get. ' mr purdie 's sister sophie, 22 has followed duetting him an album sir bruce released 2011 dr guy levy, a neurobiologist also took at the hebrew university jerusalem said : ` during evolution, lost their heavy protective shells maneuverable on, more ` their locomotory abilities evolved much those typical molluscs, probably to shell. ' the researchers, whose work the journal current biology found despite their large number arms octopuses move them any rhythmical pattern like insects for speaking the bbc, dr levy the findings could develop robots squeeze into difficult to spaces. sir bruce currently commands more 10m viewers each strictly come dancing also performed to a packed crowd this year 's glastonbury festival. last year he entered the guinness book having the longest career as a male tv entertainer. he was recognised a career. he added recently : ` everybody says what a charming young man jj. it 's such a thrill the forsyths continuing the showbiz line. ' he : ` people want build soft robots for medical purposes rescue operations. '
: ` octopuses use unique locomotion strategies that are different from those found in other animals . ` this is most likely due to their soft molluscan body that led to the evolution of ` strange ' morphology , enabling efficient locomotion control without a rigid skeleton . ' octopuses are thought to have evolved from clam-like creatures in the mollusc family . but as they lost their hard protective shell , they seem to have evolved to move far faster than other members of the mollusc family like slugs or snails . given that his 85-year-old father is known for his wholesome brand of light family entertainment , it may come as something of a shock to learn that the 25-year-old was thrashing out something altogether more edgy in a dingy london pub . while sir bruce will command an audience of millions this evening when he hosts strictly come dancing , on this occasion jj managed a smattering of just 12 onlookers , most of whom were decked out in leather and spikes . educated at # 33,000-a-year charterhouse school , one of the country 's foremost public schools , the musician took to the stage wearing a dress shirt and smart trousers while his bandmates were all in jeans and t-shirts . his performance at the dublin castle pub in camden , north london , is a far cry from his cultured upbringing listening to his father 's jazz records and mother 's favourite salsa songs at the family 's # 5m mansion in surrey . jj , real name jonathan joseph , said : ` my dad has really inspired me . i grew up with jazz , lots and lots of jazz and my mum is into salsa because she is from puerto rico , so that was a big part of my childhood . it 's definitely in the blood . ` i have been playing music for 10 years . it 's always been a hobby . all my family are into music . we are just gigging , we 've been playing for two years now , just for ourselves . now we 're looking to the future . we have n't got any management and we ca n't really do it ourselves . we need a bit of guidance . jj 's performance at the dublin castle pub in camden , north london , is a far cry from his cultured upbringing listening to his father 's jazz records and mother 's favourite salsa songs at the family 's # 5m mansion in surrey . the octopus was found to move by pushing with its legs rather than pulling while it could move in any direction regardless of the position of its body - something that humans find extremely difficult to do without falling over . talking about his father 's reaction to his music , jj said : ` dad 's heard a bit of it . he knows what we 're up to . ` it 's not the sort of of jerusalem , said : ` during evolution , octopuses lost their heavy protective shells and became more maneuverable on the one hand , but also more vulnerable on the other hand . ` their locomotory abilities evolved to be much faster than those of typical molluscs , probably to compensate for the lack of shell . ' the researchers , whose work is published in the journal current biology , found that despite their large number of arms , octopuses do not move them in any rhythmical pattern like insects and millipedes do , for example . speaking to the bbc , dr levy said the findings could help develop robots that can squeeze into difficult to reach spaces . sir bruce currently commands more than 10m viewers each week on strictly come dancing and also performed to a packed crowd at this year 's glastonbury festival . last year he entered the guinness book of world records for having the longest career as a male tv entertainer . he was recognised for a career that has spanned more than 70 years . he added recently : ` everybody says what a charming young man jj is . it 's such a thrill that the forsyths are continuing the showbiz line . ' he said : ` people want to build soft robots for medical purposes and rescue operations . '
 The text discusses the unique features of octopuses, including their ability to change color and texture, as well as their intelligence and problem-solving abilities. It also mentions that octopuses have been observed using tools and solving complex puzzles. Additionally, the text touches on the entertainment value of octopuses, with some people finding them fascinating and others being inspired by their abilities.