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Octopus is eaten in many cultures, such as those on the Mediterranean and Asian coasts. [163] The arms and other body parts are prepared in ways that vary by species and geography. Live octopuses or their wriggling pieces are consumed as ikizukuri in Japanese cuisine and san-nakji in Korean cuisine.
The terrifyingly powerful Gorgon of Greek mythology may have been inspired by the octopus or squid, the octopus's body representing the severed head of Medusa, the beak as the protruding tongue and fangs, and its tentacles as the snakes. [172] The NROL-39 mission patch, depicting the National Reconnaissance Office as an octopus with a long reach
The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus vulgaris is one of the most studied of all octopus species, and also one of the most intelligent. It ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean Sea and the southern coast of England , to the southern coast of South Africa.
A siphon is an anatomical structure which is part of the body of aquatic molluscs in three classes: Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Cephalopoda (members of these classes include saltwater and freshwater snails, clams, octopus, squid and relatives). Siphons in molluscs are tube-like structures in which water (or, more rarely, air) flows.
Cirrina or Cirrata is a suborder and one of the two main divisions of octopuses.Cirrate octopuses have a small, internal shell and two fins on their head, while their sister suborder Incirrina has neither.
In the video above, the scientist explains that this particular species of octopus has "beaks for mouths and their brains are donut-shaped and surround their esophagus.
Scientists have discovered what may be a completely new species of octopus-- and it's absolutely adorable.. On February 27th, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched an ...
Georges Cuvier's original illustration of an octopus hectocotylus, which he named Hectocotyle octopodis. A hectocotylus (pl.: hectocotyli) is one of the arms of male cephalopods that is specialized to store and transfer spermatophores to the female. [1] Structurally, hectocotyli are muscular hydrostats.