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Do octopuses have spines

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No. The only solid, hard body part is its mouth, which is like a beak. That is why they can hide in really small spaces, like a jar or in a small hole. On PBS, in a laboratory, I saw a full grown octopus climb out of it's tank and go across to a tank of a fully grown shark in it. The shark tried to swim away, but the octopus wrapped its arms around it and with it's suction cups it held the shark still and started eating it. The scientists had said that they wondered why they were finding just the cartilage of the sharks in their tanks in the morning, so left a camera filming at night. No, they don't have bones, but in the water, they don't need them.

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No, they do not. Octopi are invertebrates.

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13y ago

No. They are invertebrates.

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9y ago

No, an octopus doesn't have a spine. This is what makes it an invertebrate.

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14y ago

yes, octopuses have backbones but do not have spines.

these funny looking but strong animals could harm people

if they feel threatened.

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no they do not. i am sure !

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Octopuses are invertebrates, so no.

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