Hi and today I am going to be talking to you about octopuses because that is what we have been researching in class. Below is some information about octopuses like the Habitat of the octopus its prey, the species of octopus's and the predators of the octopus. The octopus has eight legs and the biggest octopuses have an arm's length of a two-story house also the arms are covered in tentacles which are like little suction cups.
Habitat
octopuses live in many different places, under the ocean.
octopi have no skeleton so they can squeeze into small and tight places. octopi also live in kelp forests and coral reefs, octopi tend to prefer warmer water meaning they live in sunlight zones, they also live in tidal rock pools where they can easily Discuz, themselves as oddly-shaped rocks to capture prey.
Prey
octopuses eat a lot of different sea creatures.
octopus have venom and different octopus have different levels of toxicity which means they can kill their prey easily. octopuses feed on crabs, clams, snails, small fish, and other octopus. octopi are one of the most intelligent creatures in the ocean to catch their prey.
species
there are 289 different types of species of octopuses all around the world.
there are 300 species of octopus, for example, mimic octopus, coconut octopus, blanket octopus, and California two-spot octopus. some species of octopi are rarer than others different species live in different environments such as the pressure as you get into the deep there are some other types of octopus giant octopus, common octopus, Caribbean reef octopus.
predators
octopi have a range of predators.
octopi have clever ways to defend themselves swim they swim head first and in times of danger can expel out of water. Here are some predators of octopi, seals, fish, conger eels, sea otters, moray eels, Dolphins, many birds, sperm whale, and sharks
I hope you liked my facts about octopuses and you know a little bit more about octopuses.
By Harrison
