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The Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) is a coral reef marine animal. It has eight long arms that vary in length and diameter. In comparison to the arms, the mantle is large and bulky (up to 60 cm long).
The octopus has 8 arms, averaging 20 cm (8 in) long for an adult. [1] [2] ... Octopus briareus Robson, 1929 – Caribbean reef octopus; Octopus bulbus Norman, 2001;
Two-thirds of an octopus's neurons are in the nerve cords of its arms. These are capable of complex reflex actions without input from the brain. [1]Cephalopod intelligence is a measure of the cognitive ability of the cephalopod class of molluscs.
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A type of marine mollusc in the Cephalopod class of the Mollusca order — the Octopus. The preferred plural form is Octopuses. The main article for this category is Octopus .
The Macrotritopus defilippi, or the sand-dwelling octopus, was seen mimicking both the coloration and the swimming movements of the sand-dwelling flounder Bothus lunatus to avoid predators. The octopuses were able to flatten their bodies and put their arms back to appear the same as the flounders as well as move with the same speed and ...
And, she tattooed a giant octopus representing herself with her arms around them. “I felt like I needed to be an octopus," she says, remembering caring for her son and husband post-surgery.
Octopus species that produce larger eggs – including the southern blue-ringed, Caribbean reef, California two-spot, Eledone moschata [73] and deep sea octopuses – instead hatch as benthic animals similar to the adults. [71]: 74–75