octopus, n.Trivia

Octopuses have ability to recognize people and pick on them.

When mating, the male octopus tears off his arm (the one that's also a penis), places it in the female and then swims off to die.

An octopus eats through its brain.

Octopuses don’t fart.

Octopus are old --- the oldest fossil found dates back 296 million years.

An octopus can taste with its arms.

An octopus has nine brains if you count the large nerve clusters in its arms.

Octopi have nine brains

Acidic oceans make it harder for octopuses to breathe.

Octopi can get really small --- the Giant Pacific Octopus can squeeze its entire body through a hole the size of its beak

According to Hawaiian mythology, the octopus is the only surviving member of a previous version of Earth.

Octopuses edit RNA more than almost any animal.

An octopus actually has six arms and two legs, not eight legs

Octopuses are often drawn to shiny things and will sometimes start collections of them.

An octopus rewrites its RNA.

An octopus can change color and texture in an instant.

Octopuses have three hearts, nine brains, and blue blood

Octopi have three hearts.

Octopi are genetically wired to die soon after mating.

Octopuses are so intelligent, biologists give them puzzles so they don't get bored when held in captivity.