Octopus Research Paper

This cartoon goes by a few names, but the Standard Oil octopus is the most common, it was created by Udo J Keppler in New York and wad published in Puck magazine on September 7th 1904. The cartoon depicts a standard oil tanker as an octopus it has its tentacles wrapped around Congress, state capital, the shipping industry, the railroads, and other business owners or politicians. The only thing that the octopus does not have control of is the White House, its eyes are fixed on it but its tentacles are just hovering above it not able to grasp it, the reason for this is because of President Roosevelt using the Sherman Antitrust Act to regulate the monopolies. The point Kepler was trying to get across the importance of regulating Standard Oil to prevent them from monopolizing farther in controlling the entire country, which at the time they already pretty much did.

The body of the octopus is actually very incredible. For example the octopus actually has two hearts. They each have their own job too, one heart pumps blood through the body. While the other one pumps blood through the gills. Another strange feature is that the octopus doesn't have a skeleton or a hard exterior shell. Since it's body is like this it allows the octopus to slip into nearly impossibly tiny cracks and crevices. The octopus will even change color. It changes pigments in it's skin to blend into it's surroundings to hide from predators, and to hunt prey.

Key traits were noted out of 73 lab-bred octopuses. Discoveries showed temperamental variations at different maturity levels. Young octopuses tended to be active and aggressive whereas more mature ones tended to be more alert and quick to react to danger (Scigliano, 2003). Evidence that even though their lifespan is short their brain evolves and adapts quickly.

This sea creature can actually turn inside out to protect itself from being hunted: Eel/ Sea Cucumber

Lobsters are crustaceans that have been on earth for more that 480 million years and their average lifespan is 70 years. Their scientific name is Homarus americanus. The word lobster is an old english word that means spider. Lobsters are benthic creatures that are found in all of the world’s oceans, brackish water, and freshwater. A lobsters brain is located in its throat and its teeth are in its stomach. They have poor eyesight but an amazing sense of taste and smell. They mainly feed on fish, clams, sea stars, sea urchins, mussels and sometimes even other lobsters. Scientists have two theories on lobster cannibalism. The first theory is that rising water temperatures are causing lobsters to be more aggressive. The second theory is that lobsters

Have you ever seen or heard of a cool, weird, but yet fascinating creature? This creature is called the southern blue-ringed octopus. I will tell you some interesting facts about this fascinating creature. The southern blue-ringed octopus got its name from its blue rings. The southern blue-ringed octopus doesn’t always have its blue rings, in fact the octopus’s rings can be different colors like light brown, grey, and even yellow. On the upper side of the southern blue ringed octopus is rough feeling with a lot of wrinkles. When the southern blue-ringed octopus feels threatened or gets disturbed the rings change to blue. The cells on the southern blue-ringed octopus that are blue are called chromophores.

No research has been done about the different species of Blue Ringed Octopus having different rings. Doing this would give a more in depth understanding of just how this unique creature evolved its impressive warning system and how the rings have remained the same over time even when the different species now look quite different from each other excluding their blue rings. I would observe all four confirmed Blue Ringed Octopus species: Greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) Southern blue-ringed octopus or lesser blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) Blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) using underwater cameras in placed in their habitat of the coast of Western Australia. I would collect dead specimen, that I can easily confirm death. They will be removed with proper protective gear as an extra precaution due to their extreme toxicity (2). The most easily accessible specimen will most likely be those who have died after reproduction. This will allow me to collect both male and female octopi. After observing and studying the rings I will attempt to replicate the effect of the rings and their contrast using man made products most likely some form of plastic. The fact that the model would work with ambient light in the environment it would mean there would be no need to have a light source within it the only power it would need is whatever is used to power the movement of the contrast

The Blue Ringed Octopus is one of the most beautiful and intelligent creatures. It is

They have many unique features. One unique feature is the ability to change color. They can change color very quickly to blend in and escape from predators. Some predators are; eel, stingray, and small shark. When the octopus feel threatened, they release ink, hoping to confuse the

Im delicate and they can have their way with me and no one would notice. And where are the teeth? The only hole i've seen is that one in the middle of the leg things. “They range throughout the temperate waters of the Pacific, from southern California to Alaska, west to the Aleutian Islands and Japan.” Guess who isn't going to the ocean, this guy because what if i'm on land and one decides to go on a sunday stroll on land and eats me. That's not how i want to go out because we know they can eat sharks so i'll be a fun size milk chocolate hershey's to him. “Highly intelligent creatures, giant Pacific octopuses have learned to open jars, mimic other octopuses, and solve mazes in lab tests.” I can barely figure out the mazes on the back of the milk carton and they are already smarter than i am. “Their population numbers are unknown, and they do not currently appear on any lists of endangered or vulnerable animals.” They need to find that stuff out because there could be millions and they could be planning to attack us. They know how to mimic each other so all they need is a leader. Bet trump is try to find a way to make them american

Dactylozooids form these tentacles that hang into the waters below at an average depth of 10 meters and are used to ward off any predators, and capture any prey. Since dactylozooids can survive alone, they become a real danger as deadly, toxic cnidocytes can wash ashore and injury or even kill beachgoers. Physalis toxin is extremely potent because they must paralyze their prey instantly if they are to have a chance to digest it. The tentacles are also pigmented blue as a camouflage in the blue sea water. Young fish, eel, larvae or really any animal that passes through the tentacles is stung and, if small enough, brought closer to the body for digestion. Digestion is a fairly simple process in which the tentacles contract bringing whatever was captured closer to the gastrozooids that lie just below the upper pneumatophores. Enzymes released by gastrozooids break down the food and distribute energy throughout the body to all other

Because we don’t have gills, we have to rely on the regulator to breathe underwater. The regulator is called as such because it regulates the amount of air you receive from the SCUBA tank every time you inhale. It is a little similar to the snorkel in that it allows you to breathe underwater and it has a mouthpiece. However, the regulator is connected to the SCUBA tank and will allow you to stay underwater for much longer. The octopus, on the other hand, is not a pet you can take with you when you go diving (although I wish I could). It is a backup regulator, in case something goes wrong with your first

Have you ever heard of a Dumbo Octopus? Or even better the Grimpoteuthis. If you haven't, I'm here to reveal to you its species. It’s a rare breed of octopus, which is an aquatic animal that lives deep in the ocean. If you wanted to hear more about it then today is your lucky day. I will be explaining new research and everything there is conducted on this animal.

Some ways they get hold of their meal are parachuting, diving, and venoming it. (Octopus Facts For Kids, Animal Fast Guide) Once it gets hold of its prey it will venom it which paralyses it instantly, leaving the octopus dinner! (The Octopus, 18.) Even though octopuses are carnivores they make a tasty meal for other creatures in the water. For example whales, eels, and seals all hunt the octopus. Occasionally they will get this meal, but most of the time the octopus will use all it's natural talent to get away.( Octopuses and Squid, 16-18.) Camouflage is one of these talents. Octopuses have the ability to change color and texture of their skin, this comes in handy when being hunted and hunting. The other natural talent the octopus contains is inking. Inking leaves a dark cloud of ink in place of the octopus making the predator confused or even lost! However if the octopus does get caught it has the ability to release it's arm/arms instead of its own life, it will eventually grow another back! (National Geographic.com)

This is an informative article explaining that octopuses select detailed features of nearby objects instead of using a large landscape. It also includes a quote by Josef N, Amodio P on his thoughts about effective camouflage. I can use this article in my essay to help describe the octopus’s response to predation in relation to matching body