The eerie octopus has a bulboous body and eight powerful tentacles. Concealed within it's body lies a sackful of ink which the octopus uses to temporarily blind it's persuers. Although it has a rather soft and bagged-shaped body, the octopus has developed a strong brain and nervous system, Hence, the cotopus has proven to be quite a smart animal and unique predator.

Phylum : Mollusca

Class : Cephalopoda

Genus and Species : Octopus vulgaris

Average Length : Up to 10 feet, but usually smaller

Average Weight : Up to 555 lbs.

Diet : Mainly crabs, bivalves and crayfish

Lifespan : Females usually live up to 2 years, males live longer

Food, Feeding and Hunting : The octopus is a nocturnal animal which leaves it's underwater lair at dusk to hunt. The octopus catches most of it's prey by stealth, having camouflaged itself to resemble the coral or vegetation in it's environment. As his prey passes by, the octopus seizes it with it's tentacles

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