Saw an octopus at the aquarium 🐙
Look at this precious.
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(via televandalist)
Embrace the tentacles
Octopus suckers (1)
An octopus has usually a double row of circular suckers, which are strong muscular structures. When pressed against a surface, they create low pressure in the suction cup that provides grip.
Squid suckers (2-3)
Squid suckers have an inner ring of hooks and teeth, which are both stretchy and strong. They help them hang onto their prey by perforating the skin. The third picture shows for example the hooks at the end of a colossal squid’s tentacle.
Migas
Location | Distribution: Africa
The migas is said to be a huge, freshwater-dwelling octopus that comes from African folklore.
The migas dwells in swamps and deep lakes, and is said to have more tentacles than a regular octopus, ranging from twenty, to almost a hundred.
Even if they dwell in such conditions, they have the ability to squeeze through the tightest of spaces, like normal octopuses, and hide in very shallow lakes.
They say that anything it will come in contact with will instantly become its target, and the migas will tear its victim to shreds.
YouTube Video of the Day: Octopus Walking on Land.
#octopus (at The Toronto Zoo)
