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Octopus. Pulpo

Octopus vulgaris

Photo by eulalia rubio
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Field Notes

Description:

Lack of shell and have eight arms. They are marine and carnivorous animals.
The eight arms of the octopus equipped with sticky suckers and converge on the body of the animal; at their point of convergence present oral peak provided with a horn. Eyes in the head, highly developed brains and three hearts, two pump blood to both gills and the third to the body are housed. In the rest of the mantle organs are located, as the ink they use to escape predators; also have a siphon, which unlike the squid, can change direction with which ejects a large amount of water, thus promoting a high speed.
Each of their arms is connected with a small brain that depends on principal, which he uses to control his arms. <br> <br>
Carecen de concha y poseen ocho brazos. Son animales marinos y carnívoros.
Los ocho brazos de los pulpos cuentan con ventosas pegajosas y convergen en el cuerpo del animal; en su punto de convergencia presentan la boca provista de un pico córneo. En la cabeza se alojan los ojos, muy desarrollados, el cerebro y tres corazones, dos de ellos bombean sangre a las dos branquias y el tercero al resto del cuerpo. En el manto se ubican el resto de vísceras, como el depósito de tinta que emplean para escapar de sus depredadores; también cuentan con un sifón, el cual a diferencia de los calamares, puede cambiar de dirección, con el que expulsa una gran cantidad de agua, impulsándose así a gran velocidad.
Cada uno de sus brazos se conecta con un cerebro pequeño que depende del principal, los cuales usa para controlar sus brazos.

Habitat:

Costa rocosa de Cabo de Palos a orillas del Mar Mediterráneo.

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