June 2009
23 posts
ten awesome things about the octopus!
1. an octopus can regenerate a lost tentacle, and octopuses with missing limbs are fairly common in nature.
2. two-thirds of an octopus’ nervous system is found its arms. this gives the arms a lot of local control, allowing a detached arm to continue to crawl, suction, and for the chromatophores to change color.
3. octopuses have a relatively short life expectancy. some species live for as...
