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  2. Cephalopod intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Cephalopods have large, well-developed brains, [8] [9] [10] and their brain-to-body mass ratio is the largest among the invertebrates, falling between that of endothermic and ectothermic vertebrates. [11] The nervous system of cephalopods is the most complex of all invertebrates.

  3. Octopus - Wikipedia

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    An octopus (pl.: octopuses or octopodes [a]) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (/ ɒ k ˈ t ɒ p ə d ə /, ok-TOP-ə-də [3]).The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids.

  4. Amphioctopus fangsiao - Wikipedia

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    Amphioctopus fangsiao, called webfoot octopus, [2] is a species of octopus, a cephalopod belonging to the genus Amphioctopus. [3] It is found in the Pacific Ocean, including off the coasts of New Zealand [4] as well as in the Yellow Sea and surrounding Chinese shores. It is also commercially fished. [5] [6]

  5. Giant Pacific octopus - Wikipedia

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    The octopus brain has folded lobes (a distinct characteristic of complexity) and visual and tactile memory centers. They have about 300 million neurons. [23] They have been known to open tank valves, disassemble expensive equipment, and generally wreak havoc in labs and aquaria. [23]

  6. Cephalopod - Wikipedia

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    [12]: 2 These chromatophores are found throughout the body of the octopus, however, they are controlled by the same part of the brain that controls elongation during jet propulsion to reduce drag. As such, jetting octopuses can turn pale because the brain is unable to achieve both controlling elongation and controlling the chromatophores. [ 40 ]

  7. Giant Pacific Octopus Going in for a Vet Appointment Has ...

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    The vet shared footage of the octopus moving so majestically through the water as she shared the unfortunate news. "[We] confirmed he has a Vibrio infection," she wrote in the video's caption.

  8. Cephalopod eye - Wikipedia

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    Cephalopods, as active marine predators, possess sensory organs specialized for use in aquatic conditions. [1] They have a camera-type eye which consists of an iris, a circular lens, vitreous cavity (eye gel), pigment cells, and photoreceptor cells that translate light from the light-sensitive retina into nerve signals which travel along the optic nerve to the brain. [2]

  9. Abdopus aculeatus - Wikipedia

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    It has the common name algae octopus due to its typical resting camouflage, which resembles a gastropod shell overgrown with algae. It is small in size with a mantle around the size of a small orange ( c. 7 cm or 3 inches) and arms 25 cm (10 inches) in length, and is adept at mimicking its surroundings.