- An
octopus (pl.:
octopuses or
octopodes) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed
mollusc of the
order Octopoda (/ɒkˈtɒpədə/, ok-TOP-ə-də). The
order consists of...
-
Grimpoteuthis is a
genus of
pelagic cirrate (finned)
octopods known as the
dumbo octopuses. The name "dumbo"
originates from
their resemblance to the title...
- the US;
octopodes is rare, and
octopi is
often objected to as incorrect. The
Oxford English Dictionary lists octopi,
octopuses and
octopodes (in that...
- Cephalopods,
which include squids and octopuses, vary
enormously in size. The
smallest are only
about 1
centimetre (0.39 in) long and
weigh less than 1...
-
Tiryns the
paintings are
focused on
marine motifs,
providing depictions of
octopodes, fish and dolphins.
Around the
megaron a
group of
courtyards each opened...
-
order Nautilida) and
coleoids (which had
already diverged into
modern octopodes, squids, and cuttlefish) all
other species of the
molluscan class Cephalopoda...
-
mouthparts of tardigrades,
diptera and
aphids are also
called stylets. In
octopodes, the
stylets are internal, needle-like bent rods
within the mantle, the...
- Vampyron****a
rhodanica Fischer, J.C.; B. Riou (1982). "Le plus
ancien octopode connu (Cephalopoda, Dibranchiata):
Proteroctopus ribeti nov. gen., nov...
-
armored exoskeleton that
helps protect it from
larger predators such as
octopodes, but also uses camouflage. The crab's
bumpy carapace blends into the rocky...
-
cuttlefish make use of
venom when
hunting their prey. The blue-ringed
octopodes (Hapalochlaena spp.)
produce tetrodotoxin,
which is
extremely toxic to...
