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How an octopus defend itself?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 9/8/2022

Primarily it hides and uses camouflage (the mimic octopus is a master at this) to avoid enemies. However when attacked, it will squirt a cloud of ink at its attacker, blinding and confusing it. Under cover of the ink cloud it will jet away from danger.

Octopus also have a sharp beak that can inflict damage on an attacker and in one case (the blue ringed octopus of Australia), this beak can inject a poison into its attacker.

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Gillian Watsica

Lvl 13
3y ago

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