Octopus

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Yes, a common octopus is a type of octopus

owl, though octopus is probably cleverest animal without a backbone

He studies the form guide and decides who will be in the zone on the day, and who will be psyched out by over expectation and makes a calculated judgement.

This depends on how far back you want to go.

The order for octopus is called octopoda. This falls in the class cephalopod, which includes squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus but out of prehistory you've also got the ammonites.

This is in the phylum mollusca which includes snails and slugs.

Lophotrochozoa is the last meaningful groups for layfolk (past that you hit everything with left right symmetry.) At this point we're looking at flatworms and rotifers but because you're probably not familiar with those I'll talk a bit about the body parts lophotrochozoans have. They either have a horseshoe shaped band of tentacles or their larva have two bands of cillia that they use to move around in the water.

The modern day species around no doubt differ from the actual common ancestors these all share but the simpler things further back along the chain are probably very very similar and up near the octopus you should be able to imagine something that is partway between all the close relatives but maybe less advanced than any of them.

For starters, the octopus is NOT in ALL of hockey. It is used EXCLUSIVELY in connection with the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. It started during the 1952 Stanley Cup Playoffs. At that time there were only 6 teams, and to win the Stanley Cup required 8 playoff victories (two best of seven series). The owner of a local fish shop in Detroit threw an octopus onto the ice claiming that the 8 tentacles represented the 8 games that the Red Wings would win to get the Stanley Cup. The Wings won the Cup, and the tradition of using an Octopus to rally the Red Wings was born. Now there are 30 teams in the NHL, and it takes 16 victories to win the Stanley Cup, but the original playoff symbolism remains. Which is why the octopus toss is rarely seen during the regular season (except for the last few games when the Playoffs are very near). No team in the NHL has more fans attend AWAY games than the Detroit Red Wings, so an octopus may be seen in any city in which the Red Wings are competing. However, the throwing of ANY object onto the ice in ANY arena (including Joe Louis Arena - home of the Detroit Red Wings) is ALWAYS prohibited, and therefore runs the risk of getting kicked out of the game. This risk is obviously much lower at Joe Louis Arena where the behavior is not only tolerated, but (unofficially) encouraged, as long as certain rules are followed. First of all, the octopus should be boiled prior to the game to prevent it from sticking to the ice, and to eliminate any residue from the outside of the octopus flying off of it as Al Sabotka swings it around over his head to fire up the crowd when he removes it from the ice. Secondly, NEVER thow it onto the ice while the game is being played. This will assuredly give the Red Wings a penalty for delay of game. The acceptable times for throwing an octopus onto the ice is right after the Red Wings score a goal, OR right after the singing of the National Anthem, OR at the conclusion of the game (although most fans can't wait that long).

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You get the Duttle, a monstrosity of alchemetic science.

8 legs

decomposer

Yes, octopus is a noun. All animal names are nouns.

The mantis shrimp can scratch up the octopus and make it lose energy. So, now the matis shrimp can defeat it.

they really are not hard to find but are very interesting. having eight legs and all, and also being able to be very intelligent enough to solve mazes and puzzles!

TAKE LONG WALKS IN THE PARK, READ A GOOD ROMANCE NOVEL, AND THEY TYPICALLY ENJOY A GOOD JELLO FIGHT.

It is タコ

English pronunciation is [Tako]

knowledge + fish = octopus

No. Octupi are cephalopods.

yes it can go on youtube and type in octopus eats shark

It's hard to describe. It is wet and sort of slimy. It is strong and has lots of muscles, but it will slip through your fingers if it wants to. The suckers will grab on, but they don't hurt.

Octopus are preyed upon by sharks, stingrays and other large, predatory fish.

its called the kapowdieshkalla

Sperm Whales just swallow these things. They usually own sharks but sometimes sharks own them. Squids have been known to be carnivores and eat these too.

they live on the pacific coat to southen California

An octopus is the actual living animal. Calamari refers to fried octopus or squid tentacles.

The Spanish word is "pulpo."