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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.
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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.
Can stroke a blue ringed octopus?
A blue-ringed octupus kills with venom, so if it bit you, there is a chance you might die. Would it bite you if you touched it - it might well do. But it cannot poison you from skin contact alone.
How small is the smallest octopi?
The octopus or in greek ὀκτάπους can vary much depending on a myriad of factors. Contrary to popular belief many octopi have reached around 100 yards. They have been extinct for millions of years from oil spills. Ancient Greeks have drawn of encounters of with these mega-octopi. The smallest octopi is about the size of a proton.
Can a giant octopus eat an anaconda?
It is likely because an anaconda does not have poison, and a giant octopus has thick tenticles and a huge beak to rip the anaconda to pieces, but anacondas do not live in the ocean nor the sea.
No. An octopus is of the class Cephalopoda.
An easy distinction: Although classes are marked by having eight legs/arms, one of the qualifying characteristics of an arachnid is an exoskeleton with jointed legs. Cephalopods have an endoskeleton, if any, and octopuses have no skeleton at all.
Octopus move through water by a foot. The foot extends from either the mouth or the stomach. The foot takes them around to where they want to be. The only difference is that this foot is nothing like a human foot.
Where can you buy Octopus Wolfi as pets?
Yes u can have a octopus as a pet there the best pets ever i got a cat a octopus and two lizards there very cute
What are some of octopus predators?
Adult octopuses main predators are eels and sharks. Larval octopuses spend a period of time floating as clouds of plankton before they drop down to the bottom of the ocean. Plankton eaters such as sharks and whales take many in the larval stage. Big fishes,whales The predators of an octopus include seals, some whales and sharks, larger fish and even other octopi . Sea turtles are also able to eat octopi.
How are offspring born from an octopus?
Octopus hatch from eggs. The female octopus protects the eggs and makes sure they are clean and healthy as they grow. She will die right after the babies hatch, though, because she doesn't eat the entire time she's guarding her eggs.
Adults weigh up to 15 kg (35 lb) One of the largest are 71 kg (156.5 lb) but the largest in the world is 272 kg (600 lb).
How big is a full grown octopus?
Full grown octopi vary greatly in size, depending on the species. Some are small enough to fit into your hand and others, like the giant Pacific octopus, can grow to weigh more than 500 pounds.
Where does the ink that octopus produce come from?
im not sure but i know its from an ink sak in the octopus
* small, elastic pigment-filled dermal sacs called Chromatophores which enable the blue ringed octopus to change colour rapidly and in elaborate patterns to mimic the surroundings.
* the ability to also change the texture of its skin to resemble a variety of backgrounds including sand, rocks and reefs, spiky coral and even seaweed.
* a small, vestigal ink sac that produces highly concentrated black ink as a globule or as a cloudy stream.
* advertising the toxicity of blue ringed octopus by displaying iridescent blue rings when it is about to attack.
* use of jet propulsion to flee an area.
Does an octopus regrow another arm when it loses one?
i do not belive so but i know it can grow a tail back
Why do octopus' squirt out ink?
they ink because they get afraid and when they ink it blinds the animal for a couple of seconds so the octopus can get away.
Octopus ink because they need to get away from animals so the ink blinds them so the octopus can swim away.
No- they'd break their beaks if they tried! Giant octopus are strong, but not so strong as to be able to do THAT. Instead, octopus make their homes in undersea burrows beneath rocky clefts, small underwater caves, and anywhere else that can provide shelter, including the wrecks of sunken ships. Contrary to popular belief, they are not dangerous to humans and tend to be very shy of them.
What do octopus use there tentacle's for?
They use their arms to grasp onto pray..... and to hold on to rocks or and object wile it moves, and octopuses are extremly curious.... when scientists put a can in an aquarium with one they dicovered that it put it on its head for shelter and when the but a jar with food inside and a lid on top the octopus opened the jar to get to the food so they alo discovered that the octopuses intelagence.
FAST FACT: Did you know the blue ringed octopus is the most poisonous octopus in the whole wide world?
Different species of octopuses live in oceans and seas all over the world.
Are squids and octopuses the same animal?
.they are all in the phylum mollusks. This means they are related to taxonomers.
