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Though an octopus may move over the ocean floor using its tenticles, if startled it will force water through its syphon and jet away, often leaving a cloud of black ink (highly concentrated melanin) to confuse an enermy.
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What tube-like structure enables an octopus to propel itself through water?
a siphon
How do octopus get energy?
by propulsion. the propel themselves through the water if you ride the Kraken you'd know.
What is an octopus locomotion?
It uses its 8 tentacles and thrashes them to propel through the water, like if you swam moving your arms to the sides
How does the dolphin get around?
a dolphin gets around by using its tail and flippers to propel itself through the water.
Do octopus have fins?
Octopus do not have fins. They swim by using their arms and body. If they need to go very fast, they squirt water out of their siphon and use "jet propulsion." Mostly, an octopus will just crawl around on the bottom to get around. Some Octopus do have ear like appendage's with which the use to propel themselves through the water also. They are also refereed to as Dumbo Octopus.
What force is it when a squid expels water out its back end?
The opposite direction of the water it moved.
How did the spong move?
It sucks in water and then pushes it out to propel itself.
How does a crocodile propel itself through water?
With the tail. useing his tail moving it back and forth he also sways his body a little
Were do octopus squirt the water from to go faster?
Well Octopuses don't squirt out water from themselves, they propel they're tentacles from an open position downward which acts like a rocket and propels the octopus forward.
What does the volvox use to propel it self through water?
It spins to move through the water
How do squid swim?
This a very simple answer. They use their tentacles to push themselves through the water. No this is actually wrong. The squid uses its siphon to propel itself through the water. How it does this is it fills its mantle with water then the squid pushes it out through the Siphon.
How do octopus's move through water?
its 8 tenticals
