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What place is the southern blue ringed octopus in the food chain?

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What would happen is the blue ringed octopus went extinct?

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How does the blue ring octopus contribute to science?

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How do octopuses get their food?

They use their beak and spit some posion out from their beak. Their tentacles grab hold tightly on to their prey. The most dangerous octopus is the Australian Blue-ringed Octopus (it has the posin to kill a person).


Where do octopus get food?

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When do octopus eat there food?

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