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In addition to having adaptable and ingenious camofluage, octopuses (as well as most cephalopods) can squirt an infamous "ink" from a special glandular pouch to enable their escape. The ink is actually melanin, the same pigment that determines how dark or light a human's skin tone is. Some species of deep-ocean octopus actually produce a bio-luminescent ink.
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What do octopuses squirt to defend themselves?
ink
Why do octopuses eat themselves?
they dont
How porcupines defend themselves?
Porcupines defend themselves with their quills.
How do worms defend themselves?
They defend themselves by releasing disgusting slime when attacked.
How do porcupine defend themselves?
Porcupines defend themselves with their quills.
Are octopuses orange?
They can be. That is one of the many colors they can make themselves.
How do yaks defend themselves?
They run away from predators or may defend themselves using their horns.
How do clown fish defend themselves?
They don't really defend themselves. They hide in aneomes and swim away.
How Do Alaskan malamutes defend themselves?
Probably how most dogs defend themselves; By biting and growling and snarling.
How do wedge tailed eagles defend themselves?
wedge tail eagle can defend themselves by using there claws and beak
Can baby tigers defend themselves?
baby tigers can noy defend themselves because their weak and only small.
How do woodpeckers defend themselves?
they defend themselves by staying near other birds or using their sharp beak as a chisel .
