THE OCTOPUS; A COLORFUL, CONTORTING, CLEVER, CREEPY AND CAMOUFLAGING CREATURE

The word ‘Octopus’ is Greek for “head-foot” and refers to their weird anatomy.

The Octopus is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopod. It is bilaterally symmetric with two eyes and a beak, with its mouth at the center point of the eight limbs.

Octopuses live in every ocean, and different species have adapted to different marine habitats. As juveniles, common octopuses inhabit shallow tide pools. No species are known to live in fresh water.