![]() The ink prevents the predator from finding the squid, giving it time to swim away.Īn octopus uses black ink to obscure a predator’s view by ejecting the ink with a burst of water. This ink is released through their rectum with a jet stream of water. Squid have the remarkable ability to escape predators by releasing a cloud of blue-black ink. The ink is stored in an ink sac until they need to protect themselves from enemies. Both have ink glands that produce ink, which they use for defense. Squid and octopuses have unique adaptation for survival. A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) can range from 12 to 36 inches long (30.5 to 91.4 cm). ![]() Octopuses come in a variety of sizes, from the tiny Octopus wolfi which is about an inch long (2.5 cm) to the Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) that measures 16 feet (5 m). Octopuses have a beak, which is used to chop food into smaller pieces. Yes, three! Even more astonishing, the octopus has nine, count them, nine brains! The mantle also contains the liver and kidneys. ![]() Its stomach, gills, ink sac, reproductive organs, and intestines are located here. The head of an octopus is round, and its body is called a mantle. ![]() The flexible arms give the octopus the ability to walk, handle food, and attach itself to rocks or coral. It’s commonly known that an octopus has eight arms-the word “octopus” means “eight feet”! But did you know these arms have rows of suckers underneath them? An octopus may have as many as 280 suckers on each arm. ![]()
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