Have you ever wanted to slap eight people at once? Or if you're more of a mushy, touchy, feely

The octopus has several main organs that are vital to its survival; the brain for its intelligence; the ink sack for its defense; and the arms for capturing its prey. This paper will discuss these different organs and how they have evolved physiologically to its environment.

First, a few octopuses were introduced to a closed glass box (in full view of potential predators) containing items such as rocks, sand, and algae which are found in their natural environments. Unsurprisingly, this resulted in the octopuses adapting effortlessly to their surroundings. Then, the items inside the glass box were replaced by a piece of canvas printed with a geometric pattern, something that an octopus would never encounter in its natural habitat. The colors of the canvas were not random, however, but corresponded to the pigmentation abilities of octopuses. Once again, the octopuses easily completed the task. Finally, the geometric

The 59-year-old author, Sy Montgomery, has written 20 books, each based on a specific research or expedition she has taken part in. Her studies, which she descriptively incorporates into her novels, have warranted her various book awards and acclaims. She plunges herself into the lives and mysteries of Earth’s wildlife in order to gain a further understanding of how particular organisms thrive in their wild, dangerous environments. Although Montgomery was no expert in the field of cephalopods, she quickly learned all she could about the intriguing invertebrates through fellow researcher, experts, aquarists, divers, and colleagues encountered throughout her studies about octopuses. Through diligent research via articles, studies, field

Now I understand I may have lost you on some of these facts and details of this species. The truth is, there is no such things as the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. Sad I know, but the creators of this species do make a point. Because of some of the things we do as humans, may lead to endangering some of the real types of animals out there. Like I said, I just want to raise

octopuses, and humans. It can blend into its environment (the sand) because of the brown

It can be stated by an identity theorist, there is insufficient evidence to show that octopuses can feel pain or hunger (115). Octopuses are not actually feeling mental state of pain or hunger, but they are instead feeling something that is similar to the mental state of pain or hunger, if at all, as the mental state of pain can only be felt with the physical state of the firing of c-fibers and mental state of hunger can only be felt with a certain physical state. If the mental state pain is the physical state of c-fibers firing and if the mental state of hunger is a certain physical state common in humans, then it is impossible for the mental state of pain and hunger to be felt without certain physical states. Therefore, octopuses do not actually feel the mental state of pain or hunger, but they instead might feel something similar to the mental state of pain and

Thaumoctopus mimicus is said to use imperfect mimicry, defined as the using poor to decent imitations of multiple morphs, rather than strong resemblance to one species (Hanlon et al., 2008; Huffard et al., 2010). As mentioned in the previous section, they replicate the coloration of multiple forms of flatfish, but more dramatic morphs are displayed while individuals are swimming in the mid-water range of the water column or while interacting directly with aggressive species (Norman et al., 2001). Following with the assumption that T. mimicus is a Batesian mimic, the forms that individual octopus use while swimming higher in the water column are those of well-known toxic or unpalatable species. A variety of dive

All octopuses have the ability to shoot out a jet of purple or blackish ink like fluid from under their eyes, in order to perform a disappearing act when they feel threatened. The octopus can shoot out several blotches of this fluid before the fluid sac is emptied. This trick is not always an option, the ink is actually toxic to the octopus, and if shot in a confined area, the octopus will become sick or even die.

Habitats range from tropical coral reefs, rocky shores, tidal pools, mud, and sand to kelp forests, seagrass meadows and the deep-sea floor down to at least 6,000 m (20,000 ft). The greatest diversity of species occurs in coastal areas. Also All echinoderms, including sea stars, live in the ocean-on the sea bottoms (although their larvae swim in the water column). They are among the few groups of animals which live exclusively in marine habitats. Starfish live in all the oceans! Like Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, and Southern

Giant squids, zombie worms, and yeti crabs may all live in in the ocean, but this does not mean that they are similar. Actually, that is one of the few things they might have in common. These under the sea critters have many characteristics that make them different from one another. For instance, the zombie worm can produce an acid to defend itself, while the giant squid can squirt ink when it needs to protect itself. These creatures are all very unique.

Another way creatures survive is with camouflage. Octopi are one of the most know marine creatures that camouflage.

Aurelia labiata and Aurelia aurita, or moon jellyfish, live in the waters of the Pacific Ocean ranging from San Diego, California up to the waters of Prince William, Alaska. The Aurelia labiata closely resembles the Aurelia aurita, which is a species that lives in coastal waters all around the world. This resemblance makes it difficult to establish the true range of the moon jellies. They prefer to float near the surface of warm waters near shore, particularly harbors and bays. However, they are also known to be pelagic, or living in the open ocean. They can be found in depths up to one thousand meters in temperatures from negative six to thirty one degrees celsius.

Theses tree octopuses have some similarities to humans and differences as well. In one way that they are like

The article, “Odd Suckers: Octopus Species That's Weirdly Social, Romantic”, by The Associated Press, is about a rediscovered octopus species that behaves differently than any other octopus species. The species was first discovered in the 1970's, forgotten, then rediscovered today and formally named and described. These octopuses are able to lay eggs multiple times, and their mating process is more romantic than other octopus species. They are also capable of surviving much longer.

It was correlated to environmental temperatures, since phylogenetics could not be the case with 1-5 species of octopus sharing the same genus. Ocean temperatures vary greatly across small ranges: this is shown with specie 5 compared to species 4 and 1. Although they are very close to each other, the temperature where specie 6 lives is about 8 degrees Celsius lower than species 1 and 4, which is a huge difference in temperature sensitivity.