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Why does octopus shooting ink?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 10/9/2023

Yes, most octopuses and their relatives in the cephalopod family squirt some manner of ink, although deep-sea cephalopds usually squirt a bioluminescent equivalent that leaves their would-be predator at risk of attack in the darkest parts of the ocean.

Wiki User

∙ 17y ago

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Adaptation of the blue ringed octopus?

shooting ink and camoflauge

How shooting ink helps an octopus to escape from predators?

Well when in danger, the octopus shoots ink so its predator cant see anything so it has a chance to flee.

How does shooting its ink help an octopus to escape from predators?

as it protects itself from predators and escapes from them.

What is the scientific term when an octopus squirts ink?

octopus have an ink gland that holds the ink until the octopus decides he is in danger and sprays its enemy with it. The ink of the octopus is toxic and if the predator stays withing reach of the ink for prolongued periods of time it can die.

What is in an octopus's ink?

ink

Which creature have ink sacs and called ink and pen animals?

octopus

Does an octopus squirt black ink into the water in order to escape predators?

Only some species of octopus can shoot ink.

Where does the ink that octopus produce come from?

im not sure but i know its from an ink sak in the octopus

Why do octopus ink?

They actually sray ink to tell the predator they are going to fight. an octopus is extremely strong and has poison just in case

How do get ink from an octopus?

Make the octopus scared it is the only way to do it!

What is octopus fluid?

Ink.

Do octopus ink from their butts?

No.