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1. All varieties of octopus are venomous.

2. A female octopus, known as a hen, may lay 100 thousand eggs…

3. An octopus’ “ink” serves three important purposes.

First, the initial “jet” of ink visually distracts, confuses, and perhaps even frightens the predator. Secondly, it may interfere with the predator’s sense of smell or sight. And third, once dispersed, the ink clouds the water to help give the octopus time to escape.

4. An octopus’ suckers are arranged in two rows down each arm

5. One arm of a male octopus is, well, special.

The third right arm, to be exact.

1. All varieties of octopus are venomous.

2. A female octopus, known as a hen, may lay 100 thousand eggs…

3. An octopus’ “ink” serves three important purposes.

4. An octopus’ suckers are arranged in two rows down each arm

5. One arm of a male octopus is, well, special.

6. An octopus sees the same thing upside down as right-side up.

7. Octopi don’t like the spotlight.

8. An octopus may also eat its own.