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Both are sea-dwelling, eukaryotic animals with a complex nervous system and a very intelligent brain, but that's where the similarities end. Octopi are molluscs, which makes them quite different from vertebrates such as whales. The two different phylums that these animals belong to, mollusca and chordata, have diverged very early in evolutionary history.
The first multicellular organisms evolved into different branches of animals. Some had an internal skeleton, such as the fish that would eventually evolve into amphibians, reptiles, and mammals (like whales). Others had an external skeleton, like crustaceans and insects, and others again had no skeleton at all, like octopi. That makes whales and octopi fundamentally different.
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What are the blue ring octopus's predators?
the killer whale
Which animal has similar adaptations as a narwhal?
Humpback whale, sperm whale, pilot whale, Beluga, minke, blue whale and fin whale have similar adaptations.
Is an octopus bigger than a whale?
No an octopus is not bigger than a whale
Can a blue ringed octopus kill a whale?
It depends on the size and type of the octopus and shark. A giant octopus can kill and eat a leopard shark, but a common octopus will be a prey of a tiger shark. Blue ringed octopus have deadly venom enough to kill a full-grown whale shark.
Which land mammal has the largest mouth?
The Crocodile, Hyena and one of the octopus species
Is the blue whale a toothed whale or a ballen whale?
The blue whale is a baleen whale.
How is a octopus similar to an octopus?
they are the same thing
Which is larger a blue whale or a gray whale?
Blue Whale
What is the dangerous blue ringed creature in the ocean?
an octopus. The blue-ringed octopus.
What are some decription about octopus?
Blue -Ringed Octopus: Has blue rings on the outside;
What is deadlier a box jellyfish or a blue ringed octopus?
A blue ringed octopus.
What colour is a blue ringed octopus?
The blue ringed octopus has yellowish skin with blue and black rings all over its body
