http://ipfactly.com/15-interesting-facts-octopus-kids/ 15 Fascinating Facts about Octopuses... Octopuses and Octopeds are the accepted plural forms of “octopus.”
Giant Pacific Octopuses
- Largest octopus in the world.
- So big they can eat sharks.
Three Hearts
- Its 2 small hearts enrich blood with oxygen so that the large heart can pump refreshed blood.
Blue Blood
- Blood is blue because it is copper-based.
Short Lifespan
- Males die after mating while females die after their eggs hatch.
- Can live only from 1-5 years.
Bird Brains
- Considered intelligent although its brain is only as large as birds’.
- Brain cells in their arms make multitasking easy.
Shellfish Diet
- Slurps the soft parts of crabs, prawns, mollusks.
Octopus Garden
- Collect shiny objects and arrange them into an “octopus garden.”
Arm Regrowth
- Can re-grow a lost arm.
Flexible
- No skeleton so they can fit anywhere they can slip through.
Strong Suckers
- Large suckers on arms.
- Strong suckers can tear flesh and lift heavy weights.
Mimic Octopus
- Mimic Octopus can change form to avoid or escape predators.
Blue-Ringed Octopus
- One blue-ringed octopus’ bite may be painless but its venom is toxic enough to kill 26 humans in minutes.
- No anti-venom available yet.
Dumbo Octopus
- Has large fins on the sides of its head looking like Disney’s Dumbo’s ears.
Vampire Squid
- Called squid but belongs to the octopus superorder Octopodiformes.
- Has dark cloak-like webbed arms and eyes that glow red.
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