Art/Bio class about Octopus

1. Octopuses, or
A Consortium
Mary Lopez
Photos ADF&G and NOAA

2. Who we are
North Brooklyn Community Boathouse
● Canoe and Kayak trips
● Public Paddles
● Art/Bio classes
● Monica and Mary

3. Octopus Biology
● 3 hearts, 8 arms, blue blood, no bones
● Two-thirds of neurons are in their arms
● Beaked mouth
● Propulsion via the Funnel
● Ocellus is a false eye
● Can lay up to 100,000 eggs
● Releases ink as defense
● Grow up to 16-30 feet in length
● Weight up to 200 pounds

4. Octopus Facts
● Live in all oceans
● Class: Cephalopods Phylum: Mollusca
● 300 known species
● Uses rocks and shells as tools
● Have regenerative process
● Can escape through holes, cracks, gaps
● Eats claims, fish, snails, crabs
● Dolphins, sharks, Humans prey on Octopuses
● Use Camouflage

5. Octopus skin- Pigment producing cells

6. Types of
Octopus

7. Blue-Ringed
Octopus
● Live only 2 years, 5 inches
● Eat small crustaceans
● Venom can kill
● No antidote
● 3 deaths reported

8. Octopus vs Squid
● Ocean Floor vs. Open Ocean
● Appearances in mantle
● Size and Weight
● Arms vs. Tentacles
● Life Span
● Reproduction

9. Art Time with
Monica!
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