To be knowledgeable about the anatomy, classification, and species within the octopus family, you don’t have to have a degree in marine biology. There are currently more than 300 species of octopus recorded, and more get discovered every decade.
They are one of the most intelligent sea creatures, filled with personality and interesting ways to survive in the dangerous depths of the ocean.Įven the most interested octopus researcher won’t be familiar with all of the octopus species living in our oceans. They each function and develop so differently, especially when comparing them to land animals. Sea creatures are some of the most wondrous animals on the planet. Octopuses might be colloquial, but it’s wrong. House cats and octopuses have about the same level of intelligence. The oldest octopus fossil is from 296 million years ago. Octopus babies are called larvae and start life as a plankton cloud. They have a lot of heart Three to be exact Flapjack Octopus (Opisthoteuthidae californiana) Star-sucker Pygmy Octopus (Octopus wolfi) East Pacific Red Octopus (Octopus rubescens) Lillliput Longarm Octopus (Macrotritopus defilippi) Caribbean Reef Octopus (Octopus briareus) California Two-Spot (Octopus bimaculoides) Southern Keeled Octopus (Octopus berrima) Common Blanket Octopus (Tremoctopus violaceus) Coconut Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) Southern Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) Capricorn Octopus (Callistoctopus alphaeus)
COCONUT OCTOPUS SKIN
Their chromatophore cells allow them to change the skin color helping in crypsis (camouflage).This makes them look like rolling coconuts and it deceives the predators. Due to the absence of exoskeleton, these octopuses easily fit into the shells and roll themselves.They are capable of bipedal movements and slit walking which allows them to carry their concealment tools like coconut or clam shells with the other six tentacles.These octopuses live for around 3-5 years. At the age of 1-2 years, they attain sexual maturity. After hatching, they are usually carried out by the sea current and feed on copepods (aquatic insects) during this period. Offspring exist in planktonic form initially. She keeps the eggs in a safe corner or crevice and protects them until they hatch. So, males disguise themselves as females in order to have offspring.Īfter a period of 11 months, a female coconut octopus lays up to 100,000 eggs, each sizing less than 0.24 in (6 mm). It is quite a risky affair for the males as females are prone to eat their counterparts during mating. When the water gets warm, the male octopus passes the spermatophore with a hectocotylus (a tentacle) into the female’s mantle area. Octopus with Coconut Shell Mating and Reproduction
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