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This increased demand is met by an increase in the stroke volume of the octopus' heart. [20] The octopus does sometimes swim throughout the water, exposing itself completely. [15] In doing so, it uses a jet mechanism that involves creating a much higher pressure in its mantle cavity that allows it to propel itself through the water. [20]
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 .
All octopuses [25] and most cephalopods [26] [27] are considered to be color blind. Coleoid cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish) have a single photoreceptor type and lack the ability to determine color by comparing detected photon intensity across multiple spectral channels.
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The blue-ringed octopus's rings are a warning signal; this octopus is alarmed, and its bite can kill. [112] Some molluscs sting or bite, but deaths from mollusc venoms total less than 10% of those from jellyfish stings. [113] All octopuses are venomous, [114] but only a few species pose a significant threat to humans.
Amphioctopus aegina, commonly referred to as the marbled octopus or the sandbird octopus, [2] is a bottom dwelling species residing in the coastal zone of the Indo-West Pacific. [ 3 ] Planktonic hatchlings and eggs are laid by females predominantly during the months of January and October, however they have been known to reproduce year-round.
Many octopus arm anomalies have been recorded, [13] [14] including a 6-armed octopus (nicknamed Henry the Hexapus), a 7-armed octopus, [15] a 10-armed Octopus briareus, [16] one with a forked arm tip, [17] octopuses with double or bilateral hectocotylization, [18] [19] and specimens with up to 96 arm branches.
Does not include 1000 neurons in each of the four rhopalia ... Heart-nosed bat ... Octopus: 500,000,000 [52] Western tree hyrax: 505,000,000