The Amazing The Amazing OctopusOctopus

By Melissa NeiseBy Melissa Neise

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Family TiesFamily Ties

The octopus is a member of the The octopus is a member of the mollusk family.mollusk family. Related to snails and clamsRelated to snails and clams

Octopi are invertebratesOctopi are invertebrates No backbonesNo backbones

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Octopus Life CycleOctopus Life Cycle

An octopus lays eggsAn octopus lays eggs Mother octopus dies after laying Mother octopus dies after laying

eggseggs Babies look like little adultsBabies look like little adults

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Octopus DietOctopus Diet

Octopi eat scallops, small fish, and Octopi eat scallops, small fish, and even other octopuseseven other octopuses

Kill prey with sharp beak and suck Kill prey with sharp beak and suck out fleshout flesh

Eat mostly at nightEat mostly at night

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Octopus HabitatOctopus Habitat

Octopuses live in tropical oceans Octopuses live in tropical oceans and other warm bodies of waterand other warm bodies of water

Like to live near caves for Like to live near caves for protection from predatorsprotection from predators

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Octopus AdaptationsOctopus Adaptations

Inkjets to squirt attackersInkjets to squirt attackers Flexible arms with suckers to move Flexible arms with suckers to move

rocks and other underwater rocks and other underwater objectsobjects

Beak for stabbing prey, injecting Beak for stabbing prey, injecting venom, and sucking out fleshvenom, and sucking out flesh

Look like rocks so they can hideLook like rocks so they can hide

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Amazing Octopus FactsAmazing Octopus Facts

Considered very intelligent by Considered very intelligent by scientistsscientists Can open jars and get through mazesCan open jars and get through mazes

If an octopus loses an arm, it will If an octopus loses an arm, it will grow back!grow back!

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Were you listening?Were you listening?

Does an octopus have a backbone?Does an octopus have a backbone? What do baby octopuses look like?What do baby octopuses look like? How does an octopus eat?How does an octopus eat? Why do octopuses live near caves?Why do octopuses live near caves? Why does an octopus have inkjets?Why does an octopus have inkjets? Why do scientists think octopi are Why do scientists think octopi are

intelligent?intelligent?

Works CitedWorks Citedhttp://www.http://www.cdecde.ca..ca.govgov//

http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us/OCTOPI.HTMhttp://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us/OCTOPI.HTM

http://www.http://www.enchantedlearningenchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/octopus/.com/subjects/invertebrates/octopus/OctopuscoloringOctopuscoloring..shtmlshtml

http://www.octopus.http://www.octopus.hujihuji.ac..ac.ilil/index.html/index.html

http://www.http://www.npcanpca.org/marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/octopus.asp.org/marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/octopus.asp

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http://www.vision.http://www.vision.caltechcaltech..eduedu//feifeilifeifeili/101_/101_ObjectCategoriesObjectCategories/octopus/image_0013./octopus/image_0013.jpgjpg

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Works Cited (cont.)Works Cited (cont.)

http://www.it.bond.edu.au/jmontgomery/uwphotos/http://www.it.bond.edu.au/jmontgomery/uwphotos/2003GoldCoast/2003GoldCoast/

http://www.it.bond.edu.au/jmontgomery/uwphotos/http://www.it.bond.edu.au/jmontgomery/uwphotos/2003GoldCoast/2003GoldCoast/

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