Octopus friends! The relationship between humans and octopuses is one of the most intriguing cross-species connections in the natural world. Octopuses, with their alien-like intelligence, distributed nervous systems (about two-thirds of their neurons reside in their arms), curiosity, problem-solving abilities, and short lifespans, challenge our usual ideas of companionship or interaction with other animals. Octopuses are **mostly solitary** creatures. In the wild, they typically avoid others of