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    • Octopoda
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    • octopuses

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Recent Observations

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What

Day Octopus Octopus cyanea

Observer

davidr

Date

May 20, 2012
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Day Octopus Octopus cyanea

Observer

davidr

Date

Apr 15, 2012
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What

Day Octopus Octopus cyanea

Observer

davidr

Date

Apr 7, 2012
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Description from Wikipedia

The octopus (pronounced /ˈɒktəpʊs/, from Greek ὀκτάπους (oktapous), "eight-footed", with plural forms: octopuses /ˈɒktəpʊsɪz/, octopi /ˈɒktəpaɪ/, or octopodes /ɒkˈtɒpədiːz/; see below) is a cephalopod of the order Octopoda. The octopus inhabits many diverse regions of the ocean, especially coral reefs. The term may also be used to refer only to those creatures in the genus Octopus. In the larger sense, there are around 300 recognized octopus species, which is over one-third of the total number of...

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