Field card
Ocean
[Common Octopus render]
Common Octopus
Octopus vulgaris
- Lives:
- Rocky seabeds and reefs in warm and temperate seas
- Size:
- Usually 30 to 90 cm long, arms included
- Eats:
- Crabs, clams and fish
- Status:
- Least Concern (IUCN)
Common Octopus facts
- It has three hearts and blue blood.
- It can change the colour and texture of its skin in a fraction of a second.
- About two thirds of its nerve cells are in its arms, which can taste what they touch.
Myth: An octopus has eight tentacles.
Fact: An octopus has eight arms. The two long tentacles belong to squid.
In Word Biome
The Common Octopus is one of the creatures in the Ocean world, where it goes by the Sly Octopus. Watch for it in costume as the Sir Octopus. Tap it during a fight to open this field card.
Costume: Sir Octopus
Sources
Checked against: IUCN Red List, Smithsonian Ocean.