The Octopus

The Word octopus means eight feet. That is how the octopus got its name . The octopus is an animal that has eight arms that extend form the center . It eats small crabs and scallops along with fish , turtles and crustaceans .  It is even know to eat other  octopuses . The  octopus is able to catch its long arms.I then bites the prey and poisons i with a nerve poison softens the flesh and the  octopus is then able to suck the flesh of the animal out of its shell or outer covering .


The  octopus can mostly be found hunting during nighttime.Some people fear the  octopus ,but there is only one  octopus that has been known to have a poison that is strong enough to kill a person . This is the Australian blue - ringed  octopus .

Along with its eight arms , the  octopus has a head with two eyes on either side . It has very good  eyesight . th e octopus does not have hearing . Each arm has suction  cups in two rows . These suction cups help the  octopus hold things . It is true that if the  octopus  loses an arm it will grow back . The  octopus also has blue blood .