World Octopus Day
World Octopus Day
- The giant pacific octopus can weigh more than 600 pounds
- All species are venomous, but the only one dangerous to humans, responsible for at least two deaths.
- One hundred thousand is the maximum number of eggs that a female octopus can lay, but the average litter size is only 80
- Octopuses Vs. octopi: The plural in English is “octopuses,” but the Greek plural form “octopodes” is sometimes used. “octopi,” while commonly used, is is considered incorrect,
- An octopus has 3 hearts
- The giant can inhabit depths of up to 5,000 feet
- A mature female octopus can have up to 280 suckers on each arm! each sucker contains thousands of chemical receptors, with sensitivities to both touch and taste
- Octopuses can quickly change the color and texture of their skin
- Octopuses are about 90% muscle
- Because they don’t have bones, even large octopuses can fit through an opening the size of a quarter
- 300 recognized species of octopus
- Octopuses inject their prey with venom using a beak similar to a bird’s made from the same tough material as a lobster shell.
