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

“Everything in Australia is trying to kill you, haven’t you heard?” (Rosalind James). Physalia, or Portuguese Man of War, is a salt water species of hydrozoa that thrives in dead zones of tropical and subtropical waters. The animal is often confused with a jellyfish, but it actually is a siphonophore. Blue Bottle, Physalia, is not just a multicellular creatures called zooids. The zooids work together to provide defense, help with feeding, to produce offspring, find a safe habitat, and use all the tools necessary to live a full life. While movement and shape are uncontrollable, they play a vital role in the creature living. The Portuguese Man of War is a beautiful creature that plays in an important role in the ecosystem

Blue Bottle Jellyfish (Physalia utriculus): has an air sac for a float and long blue tentacles which can be up to 10 metres long (the Blue Button's tentacles are short).

As for the blue-ringed octopus, this animal can somewhat compare to a sea wasp when it comes to staying hidden. The blue-ringed octopus can control its dermal cells, allowing it to camouflage itself in the rocks and reefs throughout their respective oceans. Also, the size of the octopus helps its case against box jellies, being that the blue-ringed octopus is no bigger than a golf ball (Barnett). But this could hurt the octopus if it is looked at from another viewpoint; the size of the box jellyfish and its tentacles are the reason that it is above the blue-ringed octopus in lethality. The length of the box jellyfish allows it to inflict more damage, and release more venom than a blue-ringed octopus. By looking at box jellies from this perspective, they are clearly more deadly than their fellow dangerous sea creatures.

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.

The legs carry the octopus and the head keeps the legs in control. But if an octopus isn't proportional, maybe the head was too big for the legs or the legs were too big for the head, problems would arise. This is a lot like needing a well balanced government. A federal government is a government which equally divides its power amongst one large government and smaller governments within itself and also has a high belif in federalism, which is the practice of dividing the state and central governments. In the US this can be seen through the national government and state governments: a good, evenly balanced octopus.

It also wouldn’t be helpful in the dark because unlike the Dumbo octopus, some sea animals can actually see in the dark and they are normally the predators which eat the Dumbo octopuses and other small deep sea creatures.

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

Deep in the west coast rainforest there is an endangered species called The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. They are 30-33 cm amphibious, that scout their lives through touch and sight. The Tree Octopus spends the beginning of its life in the rainforest. The rainforest has so much drizzle and dew, it keeps the threatened species from becoming shriveled and dead. The exceptional and profound creature has a very large brain to body ratio.

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

(2010) was more focused on the evolutionary development of flatfish mimicry and the relation of T. mimicus to other individuals in the family Octopodidae. To determine the phylogenetic relationships regarding flatfish mimicry, researchers analyzed the mitochondrial DNA of other individuals found in what they referred to as the “Long-Armed Sand Octopus Guild”. Researchers factored in a list of attributes associated with the mimic octopus that are believed to result in the unique behaviors it displays: dorsoventrally compressed (flatfish swimming), activity during daylight hours, high contrast coloration. It had been the previous assumption that flatfish swimming was an exaptation of cephalopod locomotion that the mimic octopus developed to be able to move easier after the evolution of its impressively long arms (Huffard et al., 2010). However, genetic evidence showed that the evolution of long arms and flatfish swimming most likely occurred simultaneously in T. mimicus, rendering the previous assumption null and void (Huffard et al., 2010). Further phylogenetic analysis suggests that the development of the mimic octopus’s iconic high contrast banded coloration developed as a secondary adaptation in order to further solidify its imitation of toxic flatfishes. The phylogenetic tree compiled by Huffard et al. (2010) defines the long-armed sand octopus guild to include T. mimicus and its relatives Wunderpus photogenicus, the “White V” octopus, and Abdopus acuelatus (Figure 4). The other species placed in this group demonstrate their own variations of flatfish swimming during daytime foraging hours, however only T. mimicus and W. photogenicus accompany this swimming style with high contrast coloration patterns while swimming without threat. The other three species would only demonstrate this ability when

with is a crustacean called the Daphnia. Later in this report I will attempt to

Lives 500 to 1,000 meters below ocean surface, prefers continental shelves and island slopes. That creature name is Architeuthis dux, also called the giant Squid, which has the largest eyes of any animal on earth with a diameter of about 30 centimeters, great light absorbing capacity, helped them to see better, and able to capture prey easily in the dark sea. Their funnel that located beneath the body, or mantle, creating jet propulsion by pumping water, lay eggs and expel waste. It also serves to squirt ink to dim the water to catch their prey or escaped from enemies, like sperm whales. Two tentacles, each up

The exotic animal trade is a growing industry in which exotic animals are bred, sold, and traded in massive amounts. Millions of exotic animals are being kept in private residences, small roadside zoos, and traveling wild animal exhibits. Sadly, beautiful and majestic animals are being held captive in unfortunate living conditions. They are being deprived the enrichment and companionship that they require to develop and flourish effectively as if they were living in the wild. These mistreated animals can be extremely dangerous to human health, the safety of the public, and the animals themselves. Many exotic animal attacks have been front page

Echinoderms, named for their spiny surfaces, include an array of 70000 species which are all mostly sessile marine mammals, that lack overall body segments (Myers, n.d.). Nonetheless, typically ranging from 1cm-2m, they are known to have an extoskelton constructed from hard plates just beneath the skin, and possess a water vascular system- which their tube feet are connected to (Myers, n.d.). Additionally, they are known to show bilateral symmetry as larvae, but then after they metamorphose, feature a strong appearance of radial symmetry (Myers, n.d.).