R.Lydia



= Hi. My name is Lydia. I am learning about octopus. Welcome to my page. =

** The Octopus ** The yellow striped octopus was swimming away from a dolphin in the ocean near the octopus den in the spring because the dolphin wanted to eat him. By Lydia R.   4/08

= An Octopus = = = By Lydia R 4/08 An octopus is up to 17 feet long and can weigh 110 pounds. They change color to hide. An octopus has eight arms. There are lots of suckers on every arm that smell and taste. Octopus have 2 large eyes and a soft body. They can squeeze their bodies throuqh very small spaces.

A female octopus lays up to 150,000 eggs in two weeks. She lays them in a den. Each egg is the size of a grain of rice. It takes two months for the babies to hatch. The female guards the eggs. When they hatch, the female dies.

The octopus mouth is located under its tentacles. The octopus poisons its prey to paralize it. It sleeps in the day and hunts at night. The octopus eats shellfish like crabs, clams,and lobsters. It has a beak like a bird beak. It uses its beak to eat things with shells.

An octopus predators are the moray and conger eels, dolphins and sharks.

An octopus makes its home in a hole or rock crevice in shallow water. A octopus home is called a den. The octopus spends most of its time hidden in its den.

The octopus releases ink to distract enemies while it swims away.

Why is the ocean blue? The ocean reflects blue sky.

How many oceans are there in the world? There is only one ocean in the world.

What are the main "oceans" called? The Pacific,Atlantic,Arctic,Indian,Southern

What is a sea? A sea is like a little ocean with some land around it. Why is the ocean salty? The salt is from rocks and soil that has washed into the ocean.