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All octopus and squid are deaf.
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Octopus eggs are the size of a grain of rice.
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Some smaller octopus lay eggs in beer bottles and cans and inside shoes and clam shells.
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The deep-sea vent octopus lives in hydrothermal vents.
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If a predator grabs an octopus’s arm, it can expel the arm and escape. The arm will regenerate, like the claws of crabs.
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Octopus have barbed tongues called radula. Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish have large eyes similar to human eyes.
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Octopus can drill holes in animals and shells.
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Archipelago in the PNW, two words Manually moved a boat Advance in years Type of small boat construction Put below, as cargo Buzzing insect Time on the east coast, for short Removable motor Craftsmanship Describing a boat with no deck Nautical speed unit Combination of masts and sails Take shelter in protected waters _____ post, very stout bitt formed of a timber mounted through the deck to the keel Provided food for Two-masted sailing ship Ocean floor ___bolt One responsible for the ship's engines
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All newborn octopuses, even the largest, are the size of a pea. Octopus have about 2,000 suckers lining their limbs. Each one can separately grip objects, and some can lift heavy objects with only its suckers.
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Most octopus can change colors in less than 100 milliseconds.
Person who loads and unloads cargo Period of darkness Remove a fish Nothing Nurse, abbr. Like oilskins Idea of self Condensed moisture It has waves and swells Sea bed Fuel containers Buddy Item hunted at Easter Receding ocean movement, two words Nautical response to the captain, 2 words Yellowfin tuna At no time Parting word Label __ -negotiable Exist
Octopus can also change skin textures and postures that mimic other animal forms and objects such as sea snakes, seaweed, and gravel. When threatened, octopus can expel ink that can be black, brown, or red. This ink causes a blinding irritation to their eyes and interferes with their senses of taste and smell, so they must escape their own ink or they can die. Sannakji is a Korean dish of live octopus. Octopus ice cream is popular in Japan. The ink produced by squid and octopus is known as sepia. Three human deaths have been attributed to the blue-ringed octopus of Australia. About 25 percent of all marine life relies on coral reefs. Coral polyps are closely related to sea anemones. The world’s coral reefs cover 1 percent of the earth’s oceans and harbor more than 4,000 species of fish. The Pacific Ocean is home to the largest number of coral reefs.
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