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FIRST OCOTPUS FACT OF THE DAY THAT I TOTALLY DIDNT FORGET TO POST EARLIER.

the smallest octopus known to humans so far is the wolfi octopus! you may also know it as the star sucker pygmy :) theyre usually 1 inch in length when fully grown, weigh a little over (or under, depending on the individual) over a gram, and they live for an average of a single year !

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THIRD octopus fact of yesterday

while most octopuses, if not ALL octopuses, have a mild venom, the most venomous we're aware of so far is the blue ringed octopus! even though theyre miniscule, and small enough to comfortably sit in your hand, their venom packs enough punch to kill a grown human in 30 minutes, if you're really unfortunate!

funnily enough, the blue ringed octopus doesnt make this venom (called TTX, or 'Tetrodotoxin') themselves! they utilise a bacteria found in the ocean, and store it in the salivary glands, and use it by biting a hole in prey (or threats) then spitting it out into the wound.

this venom causes paralysis, nausea, trouble seeing, and, eventually, as your muscles lose function, difficulty breathing, swallowing, speaking, and eventually death. unfortunately for us, theres no antidote to the venom of the blue ringed octopus - which is incredibly dangerous, because a mere singular milligram is enough to kill you. oh well! thats what you get for messing with a wild animal.

however, despite how grim that all sounds, deaths from their bites are extremely rare! the octopus will rarely inject enough venom to kill - and it doesn't specifically target the brain or heart anyway, just causes general paralysis, so as long as you recieve medical attention soon and get assistance breathing, IF it even comes to that, you'll be right as rain in no time!

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uhhh second octopus fact of yesterday (i forgor to post)

they got MAD chomps...a woman reportedly put a young giant pacific on her face for a photo, and it bit her, causing her to bleed for around 30 minutes, and she ended up in the hospital needing antibiotics although the swelling from the octopus' venom could have caused periodic swelling for months

that being said, most octopus venom is almost completely harmless to humans! the real threat is their very birdlike beak.

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first octopus fact of the day!

the current largest octopus known is the giant pacific octopus! very on the nose. or beak, i guess. the largest specimen of this species was supposedly 600 pounds heavy and 30ft in length! on average, however, theyre usually around 100 pounds, and 15 ft across :)

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THIRD octopus fact of the day

THIS is the rare 'Doctor Octopus,' scientific name Otto Octavius! He's the last of his kind, unfortunately :( He's also missing one arm (RIP flo)

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SECOND octopus fact of the day!

octopuses dont have a skeleton! squishy ^-^

this means they can worm themselves into tight spaces most bigger marine animals cannot get into! its both an excellent hunting tactic, and defensive tactic!

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FIRST OCTOPUS fact of the day!

octopus, like many bird species, are intellegent enough to recognize human faces!

they use this ability to keep track of what people are beneficial to them - such as bringing food - and what people cause stressful situations!

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i wish i didnt.

SECOND octopus fact of the day ^-^

octopuses have NINE brains! one is in the main body, and the other 8 are located at each of the 8 tentacles ^-^ this means most of an octopuses neurons are located in its arms!

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ok so wheres the rest, octo-know-it-all

SECOND octopus fact of the day ^-^

octopuses have NINE brains! one is in the main body, and the other 8 are located at each of the 8 tentacles ^-^ this means most of an octopuses neurons are located in its arms!

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FIRST OCTOPUS FACT OF THE DAY

an octopuses tentacles can do things of their own accord ^-^ while the main body does something else, the tentacles can go and figure out how to crack open a shell with little influence from the main brain ^-^

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Hey did you know us Octupus can also shoot flames out of our eyes 👀

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no you can't :/ thats biologically impossible

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yk what this is better than the truth amen brother

Third octopus fact of the day: when a mommy octopus lays eggs she digs tiny escape rooms in the sand. This is so we can learn the ability to escape out of things sneakily while in our eggs

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THIRD (and final) OCTOPUS FACT OF THE DAY

the brain of an octopus is ring shaped ^-^ it circles the oesophagus, and branches off on two sides to form optic lobes!

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there is no way you just told me to "come get this octopussy"

First absolutely true fact from me an octopus: we can flip sixteen pancakes all at the same time since we can hold not one but TWO fryings pans in each arm

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throw you into a underwater salt lake ^-^ get dried, fucko

Fact #2: one of us operated a microwave in 2018 and made dinner. I think it was my cousin philip he was removed four times from the family for being to tentactely

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THATS NOT PROOF YOURE NOT AN OCTOPUS YOU CANT FLIP THAT MANY PANCAKES

First absolutely true fact from me an octopus: we can flip sixteen pancakes all at the same time since we can hold not one but TWO fryings pans in each arm

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okay u may be an octopus expert but. but what do your words stand upon when pitted against an ACTUAL octopus. what then.

Fact #2: one of us operated a microwave in 2018 and made dinner. I think it was my cousin philip he was removed four times from the family for being to tentactely