Common+Atlantic+Octopus


 * Common Atlantic Octopus - ** //Octopus vulgaris//﻿﻿ ﻿ ﻿[[image:SuperStock_4179-42533.jpg align="right"]]   [[image:tumblr_l40y1yT0lq1qcr39go1_500.jpg width="300" height="223"]]  **__Phylum: __**Mollusca **__Class: __** Cephalopoda  **__Location: __** These type of octopi tend to live in the Bahamas, Caribbean, and Florida  **__Size: __** They normally grow 15- 36 inches.  __**Habitat: **__ See grass beds, rubble, reefs. They live at depths up to 75 feet.  **__Living Requirements: __** They need to have reefs or rubble to live under.  **__Life Cycle: __**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; overflow: hidden;"> The Common Octopus lays about 100,000 to 500,000 eggs about the size of a grain of rice during each breeding cycle. When they hatch they live in the plankton for one and a half to two months. The juveniles that don't get eaten as part of the food web will normally live up to a year and a half.  __**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%; overflow: hidden;">Female and Male Differences: **__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; overflow: hidden;"> The male is usually smaller. Males only live a few months after mating, while Females die shortly after the eggs hatch.  **__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%; overflow: hidden;">Interesting Facts: __**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; overflow: hidden;"> Their arms are 3 to 4 times their body length. It will change colors, shapes, or patterns to blend in with its surroundings. An Octopus has 3 hearts.  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; overflow: hidden;">[[image:Octopus_vulgaris2.jpg width="315" height="195" caption="This is a great example of how the Common Atlantic Octopus blends in with its surroundings."]] [[image:663.jpg width="285" height="192"]]  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; overflow: hidden;">Zookeeper: Erin Holbert  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; overflow: hidden;">Content, Images, and Video References:  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; overflow: hidden;">Content: []  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; overflow: hidden;">Video: []  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; overflow: hidden;">Images: []