lat. Octopus vulgaris
OCTOPUS
The facts
01
The average octopus has eight arms with 240 suckers per arm. That's a total of about 1,920 suckers.
02
They enjoy decorating their lonely homes with great tricks. This behavior is the origin of the Beatles song "Octopus's Garden".
03
Octopuses are color blind.
04
They bleed blue instead of red because their blood contains more copper than iron.
05
If they lose a limb, octopuses can regrow it.
06
The octopus is the smartest invertebrate in the world. He can open cold-proof bottles and tell one man from another.
07
Octopuses have 3 hearts.
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They can change the color and texture of their skin to blend in perfectly with their surroundings. They will do it in 0.3 seconds.