Stats

Lifespan

1-2 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Rocky reef

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Swimming

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

A reef-dwelling cephalopod renowned for its intelligence and instant camouflage, mimicking the colour and texture of its surroundings in milliseconds. Each of its eight arms hosts hundreds of suckers that can taste, smell, and grip independently.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   juvenile

   A juvenile mollusk takes adult form after its larval phase and begins building or growing its shell.
2. 2.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult shell size or body length.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Cephalopoda

Order

Octopoda

Family

Octopodidae

Genus

Octopus

Species

Octopus vulgaris