Blue+Ringed+Octopus

Common name: Blue ringed octopus Scientific name: Hapalochlaena lunulate



Physical description: They are soft bodied animals, with eight arms with suckers all over them, and have blue rings when they are scared.

Size: This animal can be as big as a golf ball!

Average Lifespan: They can live from 6 months to 5 years.

Habitat: The blue ringed octopus can be found in coral and tide pools in the pacific ocean. At depths of 0-20m.

Range: They live in the pacific ocean from Japan all the way to Australia!

Diet: They hunt during the day and eat invertebrates and wounded fish.

Behavior and Adaptations: They can fit through the smallest of holes even smaller than the crack underneath the door!

How it Reproduces: They reproduce sexually. Females can lay up to 50 eggs, Isn't that amazing!

Relationship to People: Sdaly we use this poor animal for food. : ( We use it in our sushi.

History: A close relative to this animal is the Hexapus! That is a 6 footed octopus!

Status: They are very common.

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