OCTOPUS
Octopi are found in all the world's seas.

The body of an octopus are round and short.  The outside of the body is called the mantle.   This tissue surrounds called a  mantle cavity.

Octopi are very secretive.  When they are not hidden they use camouflage.
They feed on crabs and lobsters.
There arms are covered with suckers that let them attach themselves to various things.
The female dies after her eggs hatch.

MOTE Marine Laboratory      OceanLink site     Octopus General Info

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