Octopuses are one of the most amazing sea creatures. There are more than 200 species of octopuses and all of them often live in oceans around the world, especially near the coral reefs. Octopuses are invertebrates and; therefore, they are boneless. Hence, octopus loses its normal shape when it is only pulled out of the water.

Do you need to understand more about this wonderful animal? So, it is high time that we learn some of the most interesting facts about this intelligent animal.

Interesting Octopus facts

1.They can easily change their texture and color of the skin to camouflage with the environment and become invisible.
They always eject dark ink which will confuse the 2.predators and provide them an opportunity to escape.
3.Male octopus will always die some months after mating. Female will only survive until her eggs hatch. She will die of starvation since she won’t eat three months (time required for eggs to hatch).
4.Females lay about 150 000 eggs in a week. After hatching, the small octopuses will float for a short period with planktons and eventually swim back to the bottom area of the sea.
5.They have three hearts, and their blood is blue in color.
6.Some octopuses produce an extremely potent toxin which can stun the prey or even hurt a man. The riskiest octopus is blue-ringed octopus which can kill a number of people at once.
7.Octopuses often move with a simple elegance, but they lack rhythm, unlike many animals.
8.A baby octopus is almost the size of a flea at birth.
9.The Mimic Octopus can easily mimic about 15 marine species, including Stingrays, Sea Snakes, Jellyfishes, and Lionfishes.
10.Octopuses are eaten alive in Korea