Octopus

There are various amazing plants and animals that exist under the water of sea and oceans. There are several amazing creatures with wonderful facts about them which are interesting to read. These mysterious creatures of the sea have many hidden facts which are revealed by the divers and the researchers. Octopus is one of such amazing creatures that live in the water of the sea. This is an interesting sea animal and you will love to read about its ecology and behavior. This sea animal with eight legs varies in size and it can be small or gigantic in size. The people and the sailors considered octopus as the monster of the sea. There are many stories and pictures which show that they considered it as monster and were deadly for the sailors. If we talk apart from these interesting tales this is not the truth. These octopuses seem deadly but this is not the real fact. They are not harmful for a human being.

Octopus Facts

There various facts about the species called octopus which would be interesting to note. Some of the facts about these amazing and wonderful creatures are given below:

Physical Description: These species have eight arms with a head and the arms bear suction pumps. They grow up to a size of 12 to 36 inches and weigh up to 10 kilograms. The color of its blood is blue in color. They have a frightening look but they are generally harmless for human being. It would be very interesting to note that the octopuses have three hearts. Two hearts are used to pump blood to the heart and the other one is used to pump blood to rest of the body.

Food: The octopuses are generally carnivores in nature. They feed crabs, mollusks and crayfish.

Reproduction: The octopus reproduces sexually and their life span is quite less that is from 1 to 2 years. A male octopus dies just after mating and the female dies after the egg she laid. A female of these species lays around 20000 eggs. This is the main reason why an octopus has very short life span.

Ecology and Behavior: These species are very intelligent creatures among the creatures which live under water. These creatures are found in the temperate and tropical water of the oceans. They release a cloud of black ink whenever they are attacked or feared by its predators. These could of black ink helps them to swim away and thus escape from their predators. They also have an ability of camouflage which they use to escape from their predators and to attract the females during mating process.

Octopus Interesting Facts

There are many interesting facts about the octopuses. Some of the interesting and amazing facts about the octopus are given below:

• They are one of the most intelligent creatures of the sea
• They are popularly known as master of disguise
• They have three hearts, two for pumping blood to heart and one for moving blood to other parts of the body
• They have a short life span of just 1 to 2 years
• They release clouds of black ink to escape from predators
• They can change their color when required

Types of Octopus

There are about 300 types of octopuses which are found under water.  Some of the types of the octopus are Blue Ringed Octopus, Common Atlantic Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), Day or Reef Octopus (Octopus cyenea), Giant Pacific Octopus (Octopus Dofleini), Atlantic Longarm Octopus (Octopus Defilippi), Reef Octopus (Octopus briarius), Two Spotted Octopus (Octopus Bimaculatus), Carribean Armstripe or Brownstripe Octopus (Octopus burry), etc. Blue Ringer Octopus is known to be one of the most venomous creatures which are found on this earth.

Thus, the interesting and amazing facts given above will help you to know the ecology and behavior of an octopus. You will get various information about an octopus after reading the above given facts.