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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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First the octupus catches its prey till it has full control over it. Secondly it bites it with its beak. The beak then makes its prey fall in a doze or sleep. Then since its prey does not try to escape the octopus eats it.
Male octopuses use one of their arms to transfer a packet of sperm called a spermatophore into the female's mantle cavity. The female then stores the sperm packet until she is ready to fertilize her eggs, at which point she releases them into the water. The male and female typically only interact during mating and usually do not engage in any long-term relationships.
Octopi typically live in oceans and seas around the world, preferring shallow coastal waters. They are commonly found in rocky crevices, coral reefs, and seagrass beds where they can hide and hunt for food. Some species of octopi also inhabit deeper waters.
What is the kingdom phylum class order family genus species of the blue ringed octopus?
There are currently four species confirmed, with six more under research. Identified in 1929, they belong to the Animalia Kingdom and the Mollusca Phylum, the Cephalopoda Class and the Octopoda Order. They are in the Octopodidae family, and the genus of Hapalochlaena. The Blue-lined octopus species is Hapalochlaena fasciata (fasciata being the species part of the binomial), the Greater blue-ringed octopus is Hapalochlaena lunulata, the Southern blue-ringed or Lesser blue-ringed octopus is Hapalochlaena maculosa, and Hapalochlaena nierstraszi doesn't seem to have a "popular" name, though it was originally identified in 1938.
Are spiders and octopuses related through common ancestry?
Spiders and octopuses belong to different phyla: spiders are arachnids (part of the arthropod phylum) and octopuses are cephalopods (part of the mollusk phylum). While both groups are invertebrates, they are not closely related through common ancestry.
What is the scientific name for north pacific octopus?
Octopuses are the most intellectual marine animals. They can memorize, mimic and solve problems in labs. There have been many cases in which octopuses escaped from their tanks. To answer your question correctly, the scientific name of the common octopus is Octopus vulgaris.
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Octopuses have three hearts. Two branchial hearts pump blood through each of the two gills, while the third pumps blood through the body.
Some are eaten by alligators and birds of prey will eat some of the smaller ones
Paul the Octopus, the magnificent octopus who predicted the games' outcomes in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, died of natural causes at the Oberhausen Sea Life Center in western Germany on October 26, 2010. The average life-span of an octopus is three years.
What is the size of a blue ring octopus?
My brother caught one the size of a fist, but on this website: http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com/the-great-barrier-reef/blueringedoctopus.htm
it says "The blue-ringed octopus is the size of a golf ball but its poison is powerful enough to kill an adult human in minutes"
Yes. Octopus will eat fish, though they eat other things as well, with crabs high o the list.
