Adaptations
Arms: The dumbo octopus has 8 arms. The two to the back are used mostly for legs. The other 6 are used for grabbing food, objects, and moving around. These arms are extremely strong and help the octopus feed and protect itself.
No Internal or External Skeleton: It allows the octopus to squeeze through tight places. They can easily escape from their predators. Most of their predators have bones and are bigger than the dumbo octopus so the octopus has an advantage.
Suckers: They help the octopus with the sense of touch. Also they help with the sense of taste. The suckers allow them to hold onto its prey to eat it.
No Internal or External Skeleton: It allows the octopus to squeeze through tight places. They can easily escape from their predators. Most of their predators have bones and are bigger than the dumbo octopus so the octopus has an advantage.
Suckers: They help the octopus with the sense of touch. Also they help with the sense of taste. The suckers allow them to hold onto its prey to eat it.
Organism interactions
Kingdom: Anamalia
Abiotic/Biotic Limiting Factors In Habitat
Biotic
- The dumbo octopus is a multicellular organism(are organisms that consist of more than one cell)
- Have Eukaryotic Cells(any organism whose cells contain a nucleus and other structures (organelles) enclosed within membranes.
- Heterotrophic( is an organism that cannot fix carbon and uses organic carbon for growth).
Abiotic/Biotic Limiting Factors In Habitat
Biotic
- Seaweed
- Kelp
- Sharks
- Rocks
- Oxygen
- Sand
- Sunlight
Cladogram
How does human activity affect the organism?
Pollution is a big harmful activity that can affect the habitat of a octopus. Different toxic substances released into the ocean can easily kill a large amount of octopuses. Octopuses are also affected by noise pollution, from sources such as offshore drilling, ship motors, sonar use, and pile driving. Noise pollution is the disturbing noise or excessive noise that may harm animal activity.
Symbiotic relationships
- Commensalism(an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm): Octopus cleaned by two fish species
- Mutualism(Symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved): The relationship between the octopus and bacteria. There are bacteria in the glands of the octopus that builds poison. They can use poison to kill predators and prey. Bacteria benefits by getting food and a place to live.
- Paratism(relationship between two species of plants or animals in which one benefits at the expense of the other): No relationship discovered yet.
Any innate BEHAVIORS?
- Turn White When Scared
- They can squeeze through small places(They have no external/internal skeleton)
- Change colors to merge with surroundings to catch prey(the basically camouflage into their surroundings so their prey won't see them and then they catch their prey easily)