The Amazing Octopus By Melissa Neise vision.caltech.edu/feifeili/101_ObjectCategories/octopus/image _0013.jpg

Family Ties The octopus is a member of the mollusk family. The octopus is a member of the mollusk family. Related to snails and clams Related to snails and clams Octopi are invertebrates Octopi are invertebrates No backbones No backbones

Octopus Life Cycle An octopus lays eggs An octopus lays eggs Mother octopus dies after laying eggs Mother octopus dies after laying eggs Babies look like little adults Babies look like little adults

Octopus Diet Octopi eat scallops, small fish, and even other octopuses Octopi eat scallops, small fish, and even other octopuses Kill prey with sharp beak and suck out flesh Kill prey with sharp beak and suck out flesh Eat mostly at night Eat mostly at night

Octopus Habitat Octopuses live in tropical oceans and other warm bodies of water Octopuses live in tropical oceans and other warm bodies of water Like to live near caves for protection from predators Like to live near caves for protection from predators

Octopus Adaptations Inkjets to squirt attackers Inkjets to squirt attackers Flexible arms with suckers to move rocks and other underwater objects Flexible arms with suckers to move rocks and other underwater objects Beak for stabbing prey, injecting venom, and sucking out flesh Beak for stabbing prey, injecting venom, and sucking out flesh Look like rocks so they can hide Look like rocks so they can hide

Amazing Octopus Facts Considered very intelligent by scientists Considered very intelligent by scientists Can open jars and get through mazes Can open jars and get through mazes If an octopus loses an arm, it will grow back! If an octopus loses an arm, it will grow back!

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 intelligent? Why do scientists think octopi are intelligent?

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