Octopuses squeeze through holes that should be too small. How? In a study in Journal of Experimental Biology by Wenci Xin (National University of Singapore) and colleagues, the cephalopods use different strategies depending on the hole. When the hole is tiny, octopuses pull the legs through first, separately from the body. But the legs and body are pulled through together when the hole is larger. Both strategies could inspire the next generation of soft-bodied search-and-rescue robots.