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Q: What doesa siphon do on a octopus?
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How does a Blue Ring Octopus drink?

by its siphon


What is the pouch called that is beneath an octopus's head?

siphon


What sea animal crawls or propels itself by dispelling water from its siphon?

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What tube-like structure enables an octopus to propel itself through water?

a siphon


Do octopus have fins?

Octopus do not have fins. They swim by using their arms and body. If they need to go very fast, they squirt water out of their siphon and use "jet propulsion." Mostly, an octopus will just crawl around on the bottom to get around. Some Octopus do have ear like appendage's with which the use to propel themselves through the water also. They are also refereed to as Dumbo Octopus.


Which marine mammal moves through the ocean using a jet of water forced out of the body by a siphon?

Sounds like you are talking about octopus and squids which are not mammals.


The octopus has a funnel-shaped opening beneath its head through which it secretes a black fluid when threatened What is this funnel called?

That funnel-shaped opening beneath an octopus's head is called a siphon. The black fluid that it secretes when threatened is actually ink, which the octopus uses as a defense mechanism to create a cloud and confuse predators.


How does an octopus have bilateral symmetry?

OCTOPUS HAVE A BILATERAL SYMMETRY BECAUSE IF IT IS CUT IN HALF THE OTHER SIDE WILL BE JUST LIKE THE OTHER IT WILL BE LIKE A MIRROR VIEW


What is collective noun for ewe and doe?

There is no standard collective noun for 'ewes', however the collective nouns for sheep can be used:a down of ewesa drift of ewesa drove of ewesa flock of ewesa fold of ewesa herd of ewesa hurtle of ewesa mob of ewesa parcel of ewesa trip of ewesa wing of ewesAnd, there are no standard collective nouns for 'does', in which case the collective nouns for deer can be used:a bunch of doesa gang of doesa herd of doesa leash of doesa mob of doesa parcel of doesa rangale of does


How do octopus attack?

An octopus attacks its prey by rapping its arms around it and squeezing the palp out of it until it can finally rip it apart with its rasor teeth.


How much ink does an octopus have?

Black so that it could dissappear!


Which kindom doesa cat belong with?

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