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The undersea and the ecstasy: MDMA leaves octopuses loved up

5 mins | Sep 29, 2018
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Normally antisocial sea creature becomes friendly and tactile after being given the drug, scientists say. "The nature of their interactions were also strikingly different. Without MDMA, they approached the cage tentatively with just one tentacle outstretched. The drug made them relaxed and friendly." Hannah Devlin reports for the Guardian.

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