{
  "id": 18379318,
  "title": "Biological phenomenon: Too tight? Oh my! Octopuses squeeze through the narrowest holes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/biologisches-phanomen-zu-eng-ach-was-kraken-zwangen-sich-durch",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T21:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/forschung-innovation/biologisches-phaenomen-zu-eng-ach-was-kraken-zwaengen-sich-durch-schmalste-loecher/100267734.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Researchers at the National University of Singapore, led by Wenci Xin, have studied how octopuses can squeeze through small openings. The team tested Common Octopuses (Octopus vulgaris) and Mexican Four-Eyed Octopuses (Octopus maya), measuring their size by the distance between their eyes, which ranged from 15 to 35 millimeters. The octopuses were placed in boxes with holes that were either slightly larger or smaller than their eye distance, and their attempts to escape were filmed. The octopuses used different strategies to squeeze through the holes, including sending arms through first and then pushing the rest of their body through, and in some cases, they were unable to fit through the opening. The findings may have practical applications in the design of soft robots for search and exploration missions.",
  "summary": "Octopuses use their eight arms in a variety of ways. Among other things, they use them to squeeze through the narrowest cracks. Researchers have taken a very close look at their tentacles while doing so.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}