Speaking of this creature, you can imagine a mollusk, pear-shaped with tentacles instead of arms. In addition, he has a different body shape that resembles an elongated pear with tentacles.

Suckers

Thanks to the suction cups, the octopus can grab any animal. On his body there is another important device, a wonderfully developed sharp jaw that looks like a bird's beak.

Octopus Features

The main feature of this predator is poison, which slowly kills the prey, paralyzing it. It also carries a danger to humans. From scientific facts it is known that the bite site is swollen and itchy. The victim develops weakness throughout the body, chills and dizziness. This condition can last a very long time, and can lead to death if the person is not provided with proper medical care. There are very few such cases, but still they are. Therefore, it should be remembered that the octopus is dangerous, both for animals and for people.

The octopus has 8-10 tentacles with suction cups that replace his hands and help him hunt. They all have nails and suction cups, which is also undoubtedly a plus. These creatures have excellent eyesight, have poisonous glands, and they see even in the dark. Due to one unusual device, the octopus can be on the surface of the water for a long time. Helps him in this "bag for storing water."

These mollusks have the property of regeneration. If the octopus loses its tentacle, then after a while it will grow back.Amazing right? Therefore, no predators are not afraid of him.

Having the ability to change color, the octopus is difficult to notice against the background of stones or a sandy bottom. And of course, one of the main features is the floodlights. Naturally, this is not about floodlights on ships and stadiums, but natural ones. These are spots on the skin, glowing at night, which help him move under water, where it is always very gloomy.

In science, there are about 100 species of octopuses, but all of them are not large, no more than a meter long. Only a few species are really large. This is a simple octopus, Doflein's octopus, Apollo and the Hong Kong octopus. They all have a length of three to 4 meters, and weigh about 25 kilograms.

Are octopuses dangerous for humans?

This issue in particular concerns sailors. But in practice, there are only a couple of cases where the octopus clung to humans with tentacles, but it was not difficult to get free. And why should an octopus even attack a person? This animal is more afraid of us more than we are of it. Tales of octopus giants are likely fiction to bring fear to people.

An octopus is really a magnificent creature, distinguished by its unusual appearance and lifestyle.