World Octopus Day: 8 reasons the octopus is nature’s greatest miracle

Slippery little suckers (iStock/PA)

It’s World Octopus Day, so the perfect time to celebrate the eight-tentacled cephalopods that rank among Earth’s most fascinating creatures.

Darlings of modern science, their myriad of talents range from glittering intelligence to regenerating tentacles at will. Here’s why octopuses are one of nature’s greatest miracles, and the most interesting animals in any lab…