hovering octopus

hovering octopus Or as it is also called the tremoctopus violaceus (Tremoctopus violaceus), like a bird hovering in the water column, spreading instead of wings a thin mantle, which is located between the dorsal tentacles.

The habitat of the octopus is the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. This unusual and colorful outfit of silver-purple color nature awarded octopuses only female. It is she, the mantle, scares away and protects the octopus from predators, since the female does not have an ink bag. Therefore, this is not just a demonstration of her beauty and grace, but also a warning sign that the owner of such a chic outfit is not so miniature and small.

In a calm state, the adult female is about 2 meters long and can gain weight up to 10 kilograms. Well, when the female opens her membrane, she becomes visually quite impressive in size. But what is most interesting, the male of this species of octopus is 40,000 times smaller than his chosen one. Its body length is only 2.5-3 centimeters, and it weighs only 0.25 grams. Its reproductive organ, where sperm is stored, is placed on the tentacle, which, when mating with a female, breaks off at the very base of the male's body, and remains at the female, and the male himself, alas, dies.

The female can mate with several males, and retain in itself, namely at the base of the mantle cavity, 2-3 tentacles of males, until it is ready for fertilization. Octopus mom is a very caring parent. The entire period of maturation of eggs, and there are sometimes 100-150 thousand, she carries on her central tentacle.





And another interesting fact recorded by scientists is the feature of these octopuses. They are not sensitive to jellyfish venom, and they sometimes resort to interesting tricks to protect themselves from predators, tear off and use poisonous tentacles of jellyfish, dotted with deadly stinging cells. So in addition to their extraordinary beauty, nature has rewarded them with intelligence, and they are able to find ways to protect themselves and their offspring.





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