domingo, 22 de mayo de 2011

BLANKET OCTOPUS

FEMALE




MALE

Blanket Octopus is defined by the long transparent webs that are connected to the arms of the adult female octopus.Females can grow to over 2 meters in length whereas the teeny males only reach around a few centimeters...Blanket Octopuses lack of ink. Instead of using ink to scare off predators, the female (when threatened) will unfurl her large net-like membranes which billow gracefully in the water behind her. This "blanket" greatly increases her apparent size and scares any potential predator.

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