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Octopus
An octopus has no skeleton, but they do have a hard beak. They are known for their long tentacles and ability to squirt ink.
1,030 Questions
Where do octopuses get their food?
Since octopuses live in rocks and such they will find a lot of fish hiding from their predators.
Is a octopus a preditor or a prey?
It is both. It is prey to creatures such as sharks, but is a predator to smaller fish, lobsters and crabs.
Are octopuses and squids related?
Octopuses and squids are both cephalopods (a type of mollusk) and they have many traits in common. They both have tentacles, both propel themselves by ejecting water from an opening specially developed for that purpose, and both have relatively large brains.
They both live in saltwater.
They both have eight tentacles each.
They are both carnivorous.
They are both highly intelligent.
Why is the Tree Octopus endangered?
There is no such thing as a tree octopus. It is not endangered. It was all just an internet hoax.
How big does a flapjack octopus become?
They usually stay small and soft and not bigger than about 50cm tall.
How long does it take for an octopus to change it's color?
An octopus or squid can change color in only seconds!
It mostly depends on species. Some hunt early in the morning, others at night, or in most species they hunt in both night and day.
Where are the the baby octopus hatched?
Baby Octopus are hatched from egg sacs that are typically strung along the ceiling of the females lair-such as a cave.
What characteristic might be found in an octopus but not in a sunflower?
capable of complex and rapid movement
An octopus does spay urine on it's enemies. The urine would look like black ink.
What features does the octopus do eyes have that help it survive?
the eye helps it see very far to see prey or predaders.
How do octopuses change there color?
At rest, the octopus's skin is smooth and a light brownish color. But when excited, the octopus can change colors by contracting skin cells filled with pigment. At rest, the octopus's skin is smooth and a light brownish color. But when excited, the octopus can change colors by contracting skin cells filled with pigment.
The octopii eat chicken and squid. Sometimes they taste like chicken too. Special divers dive down with chickens to feed them. It's a long process but very useful.
Are octopus and squid spiders of the ocean?
No. Lobsters are related to spiders and scorpions, but nobody knows if octopus and squid are.
No, they are made of many cells and different cell types making them multicellular.
What do blue-ringed octopus look like?
The Blue-Ringed Octopus (BRO) is a very small organism, belonging to the family of Octopodidae. Like all octopi, they are soft-bodied organisms with eight arms or tentacles. It grows to a maximum length of 200mm when totally spread, and most are shorter than this. The octopus has a mass of 10-100g and is about the size of a golf ball. The BRO is normally dark brown to dark yellow in color but changes to a vivid yellow with bright blue rings when agitated. The Blue-Ringed Octopus (BRO) is a very small organism, belonging to the family of Octopodidae. Like all octopi, they are soft-bodied organisms with eight arms or tentacles. It grows to a maximum length of 200mm when totally spread, and most are shorter than this. The octopus has a mass of 10-100g and is about the size of a golf ball. The BRO is normally dark brown to dark yellow in color but changes to a vivid yellow with bright blue rings when agitated.
Generally about the size of an average mans Testicle. They are usually yellowish brown in colour and the blue rings flare up when they're disturbed or upset. They make quite a beautuful sight when this happens.
