Cool Octopus Facts
1. The blood of an octopus is a pale bluish/green
2. An octopus will eat its own arms if it gets really hungry.
3. An octopus can change its shape and color to blend in with its surroundings.
4. Studies have shown that octopuses learn easily, including learning by observation of another octopus.
5. An octopus actually has 6 arms and 2 legs, not 8 legs.
6. A female octopus is called a hen.
7. Two-thirds of an octopus’s brain is in its arms.
8. The US launched a spy rocket with a logo featuring an octopus and the words "Nothing is beyond our reach."
9. An octopus is able to squeeze through a hole the size of a dime.
10. A stressed or sick octopus will sometimes bite its own arms off.
11. An octopus is about the size of a flea at birth.
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