Visual Differences:
- Octopi usually have circle shaped heads, while squid have torpedo/diamond shaped ones with fins on the side.
- Squid have much larger eyes.
- Squid have an extra pair of long tentacles.
- Some octopi have webbing between their arms.
- Octopi sometimes LOOK like bumpy while squids sometimes look 'slimy'.
Behavior Differences:
- Octopi use color-changing as camouflage more than squid do.
- Squid swim in the water while octopi usually crawl on the ocean floor.
- Octopi hunt alone, some squid come as schools.
- Octopi can change the texture of their skin for camouflage and emotions.
an octoplus has 8 arms
an octoplus has 8 arms
An octopus is the actual living animal. Calamari refers to fried octopus or squid tentacles.
squids have 10 tentecals and octopus have 8 tentecals
idk the difference between an octopus and a squid but like a year or so ago they found a 1,000 pound squid that was maybe 50 feet or something if not bigger
I think the difference is that cuttlefish has less legs than an octopus. =) =ㅇ =D!An octopus also has no shell, while cuttlefish have an internal shell
The Scientific name for the general Octopus is Octopus Vulgaris.The Scientific name for the common squid is Loligo opalescens.Both octopus and squid (and cuttlefish) are cephalopods.
Dana Octopus Squid was created in 1931.
Calamari is squid. Octopus would be polipo in Italian.
Octopus
Squid by far. Squid by far.
no. calamari is actually squid, and squid is not a type of octopus.