Octopus
Octopoda
A soft-bodied puzzle solver with eight sensing arms.
Octopuses explore reefs with curious arms lined by powerful, taste-sensitive suckers. Their skin can change color, pattern, and bumpiness in moments to hide or communicate.
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From field guide to game table
Bring this Octopus home
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- 2 copies
Ready-to-play deck
Murky Water Deck
Includes 2 cards featuring Octopus.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- Every ocean, in dens among reefs, rocks, shells, sand, and deep seafloors.
- Favorite foods
- Crabs, clams, snails, shrimp, fishes, and other animals.
- Size check
- Species range from fingertip-sized to arm spans over 20 ft (6 m)
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
- 1
An octopus has three hearts.
- 2
Copper-rich blood carries oxygen and makes the blood look blue.
- 3
The beak is the main hard body part, so the rest can squeeze through tight gaps.
- 4
Many octopuses jet away by blasting water through a funnel.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Color cells and shape-shifting skin create camouflage in a blink.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Watch for eight sucker-lined arms and eyes peeking from a shell-strewn den.
Grown-up research links
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