- Fact 2 - A cephalopod is marine
mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and
sucker-bearing tentacles including the squids, cuttlefishes
- Fact 3 - Octopuses have two eyes
and four pairs of arms usually bearing suction cups
- Fact 4 - Octopuses have a hard
beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms
- Fact 5 - Octopuses do not have a
skeleton enabling them to squeeze through tight places
- Fact 6 - Octopuses trail their
eight arms behind them as they swim
- Fact 7 - There are about 300
species of Octopuses
- Fact 8 - North Pacific Giant
Octopus stats and
facts
- Weight: 15 kg (33 lb)
- Arm Span: Up to 4.3 m (14 ft)
- Habitat:
Coral reefs, open waters and the ocean floor
- Lifespan: Usually very short,
sometimes just 6 months, for small species but the Giant Octopus
can live up to 5 years
- Diet: Octopuses eat crabs,
scallops, fish, turtles and crustaceans
- Fact 9 - All octopuses are venomous
and the Blue-ringed octopuses are deadly to humans
- Fact 10 - The Blue-ringed octopus
is considered as one of the world’s most venomous creatures
- Fact 11 - One bite from the
Blue-ringed octopus can completely paralyze and kill an adult
human
- Fact 12 - Octopuses have three
hearts and two gills
- Fact 13 - Octopuses have excellent
memories and are highly intelligent and trainable
- Fact 14 - Octopuses main form of
defence is to hide and camouflage
- Fact 15 - Octopuses can also eject
a cloud of blackish ink to escape from predators
- Fact 16 - Octopuses have very good
eyesight and sense of touch but limited hearing
- Fact 17 - Large octopuses, such as
the Giant Octopus, have also been known to catch and kill
some species of sharks
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