Giant Octopus Enteroctopus dofleini
The giant octopus is one of the largest invertebrates as well as one of the most intelligent. It can solve problems, such as negotiating a maze by trial and error, and remember the solution for a long time.
The giant octopus has a reddish-brown body, called the mantle, plus four pairs of arms, measuring on average about 4.9 m long. The record weight for a giant octopus is 272 kg, but most weigh about 23-41 kg.
The giant octopus is one of the largest invertebrates. Its arms can reach up to 30 ft (9 m).
The eight legs of the octopus are covered with sensitive suckers that can distinguish objects.
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Home of the giant octopus
Realms of the Russian Bear
Nutrient-rich waters along the Pacific coast support life large and small.
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Prey
The giant octopus usually feeds on bivalves, crabs, and lobster, but will eat a range of species. They have also been observed eating fish, sharks, and even birds.
North Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)
True to its name, the North Pacific giant octopus is the largest of all octopus species, and, along with other cephalopods (a group of... More 18 Images 9 Videos ...
The 12-metre-long (40 ft) mass of gelatinous tissue gave rise to speculation that a previously unknown giant octopus had been discovered.
Invertebrates come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from microscopic organisms to giant octopuses. They can be found in virtually every habitat on earth, from oceans to rainforests.
Cephlapodia: Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), Giant Octopus (Octopus dolfeini), Nautiluses, Paper Nautilus, Squids, Two-Spotted octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) ...
The common octopus has a relative called the giant octopus, whose tentacle span is up to 7metres! These huge creatures live in deep water along the northern Pacific coasts from the Sea of Japan east to Alaska and south to California.
The common octopus of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic occasionally reaches 10 ft (3 m) in length; the giant octopus of the Pacific may have a diameter of over 30 ft (9 m). Octopuses reproduce sexually.
 See also: Octopus, Shell, Squid, Shark, Lobster
  
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