The White-spotted octopus, Callistoctopus macropus, is a nocturnal species. Octopuses are intelligent, with a natural curiosity to explore any part inside or outside of their aquarium as a result, they’re interactive, and can assume full pet status. To avoid being detected in the first place, these amazing animals adopt cryptic behaviours, and are able to change the colour of their skin via pigment-filled sacs called chromatophores, as well as its texture, thanks to structures known as papillae located across the body. It may be assisted with a puff of ink (which can act as a ‘smoke screen’, or perhaps act as a diversionary tactic to distract a pursuing predator). As the shell has been reduced either entirely, or at least is now reduced to vestigial fragments in the mantle, they’re quite vulnerable, so octopuses have developed this ability to evade predators as a defence mechanism. Rapidly forcing water through the siphon allows for rapid movement. They possess a muscular ‘cloak’ known as a mantle which covers the internal organs, and have a system of jet propulsion thanks to a structure known as the siphon. Octopuses are molluscs, belonging to a group known as the cephalopods (meaning ‘head foot’), making them relatives of squids and cuttlefish. They have three hearts, blue blood and can change the colour and texture of their skin. They lack a skeleton, but are extremely strong they suck their liquidised prey through a hole in the middle of their brain their eight arms are covered in independently-controlled suckers And, so long as you can meet their needs, these animals make intelligent, interactive pets.įrankly, you’d be hard pressed to make anything up as bizarre as an octopus.
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Movie aliens and monsters have nothing on the octopus when it comes to weirdness. Octopus are fascinating creatures - just ensure they can’t escape from your tank!
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