#octopus fact

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Octopus are smarter than you think.

Intelligence is often thought to be calculated by looking at the brain, but octopus are proving to be an exception to this.

They have almost the same number of neurons as a dog (~500 million), but only 1/3rd of them are in their head. The rest are actually in their arms. This is also why it often looks like their arms have a mind of their own— they do! Each one acts independently and is capable of tasting, touching, and moving without the main brain.

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[seventeen-cephalopods]

Fun Octopus Fact

Octopods have blue blood

[aquariumpacific]

What has 8 arms, 9 brains, 3 hearts, and 2,240 suckers? Goji, the giant Pacific octopus, of course!

[stonebridgeacademy]

Did you know this interesting fact about an octopus?

[amnhnyc]

Do you ever feel… like a plastic bag drifting through the sea? You might relate to the glass octopus (Vitreledonella richardi). This cephalopod can be found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world. Named for its transparent skin, it inhabits depths of around 3,000 ft (914 m) where sunlight doesn’t penetrate. Scientists think its see-through appearance is a form of camouflage that protects it from predators and conceals it from prey!

Photo: Richard E. Young, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNautralist

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This valentines day, we thought you might need a little help from cephalopods to celebrate. Get a pack of 20 cards for your classroom, your coworkers, your neighborhood, frankly anyone who needs both a valentine AND a little bit of science to boot.

Get 'em here: https://squidfacts.bigcartel.com/

Proceeds benefit science education nonprofit Skype a Scientist AND the graduate student who designed these cards who is studying octopuses (Meg Mindlin @invertebabe!). Meg is trying to afford to get to a cephalopod neuroscience conference later this year and these cards will help her get there 🫡

They, of course, come with the classic heart stickers, a range of shades of pink and purple included.

[invertebabe]

Idk about y’all but valentines memes have been my favorite part of the holiday since I was an inappropriately young child on the internet

So I made some cephalopod themed ones for your enjoyment <3

These puns are ones that did not make the cut for our actual Valentine’s Day cards shown in the last image

Purchase them at squidfacts.bigcartel.com <3

[respect-the-locals]

🐙Daily Cephalopod Fact:🐙

The Giant Pacific Octopus can be found from the intertidal zone down to 6,600 ft, and is best-adapted to colder, oxygen- and nutrient-rich waters. It is one of the largest octopus species on earth and can often be found in aquariums and research facilities in addition to the ocean. They play an important role in maintaining the health and biodiversity of deep sea ecosystems, cognitive research, and the fishing industry.

[protectoursharks]

In my book, mermaids use bioluminescent animals to help navigate the dark corridors of their boarding school. They are more decorations than functionals, but do you know any beautiful bioluminescent animals I can use? Also can you suggest animals some of the students use as attendant lifeforms (familiars/? Thanks.

If you're using the bioluminescent creatures as lights I HIGHLY recommend jellyfish! More than half of the jellyfish species produce some sort of bioluminescence.

In regards to familiars, my first recommendation is any kind of octopus! They're highly intelligent, fast, and flexible! There is also a bioluminescent octopus (Stauroteuthis syrtensis)

Personally I also think a little shrimp could be a cute pet/familiar! Small enough to perch on their shoulder or hide in their hair, clean up any parasites.

I could come up with a whole bunch of ideas! If you want to talk more about it please DM me, I'd love to talk more about it and find out more about your book!

[dogtoling]

despite the outcome, i am a cuttlefish Believer they deserve the gift of existence.

[dailycephalopods]

Do Octopi hug to show affection?

they can! but they're also just super curious creatures and tend to wrap around things they want to understand!!

it's not super common for an octopus to just hug someone out of nowhere, it's usually if they're used to humans and not scared by them or if they actually recognize you if you visit them often! divers are known to befriend these curious cephalopods when they dive in the same area often, My Octopus Teacher is a pretty good example of bonding and forming a relationship with a wild octopus and if you want to know more about that i recommend checking it out!!

[namibozsu]

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[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

What better way to show your pride than with a big, flowing banner? Female blanket octopi have a long 'cape' made of thin webbing that stretches between their arms; when threatened they will deploy this colorful webbing out like a parachute to confuse and disorient predators.

(Image: A female common blanket octopus (Tremoctopus violaceus) by Joseph Elayani)

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[amnhnyc]

Did you know? Blue-ringed octopuses (members of the genus Hapalochlaena) are among the world’s deadliest cephalopods. Found in coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific oceans, these critters typically measure less than 8 in (20.3 cm) long. But, they pack a venomous bite that is potent enough to instantly paralyze, and even kill, a human being.

Photo: Angell Williams, CC BY 2.0, flickr

[saganssorcery]

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Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) in its juvenile or larval stage.

Photographer: Wu Yung-sen