Octopus

​ The Tangled Tale of the Octopus
By: Daphne Liu

"People once feared the octopus, with its odd bulging head and eight strong arms. They called it a sea monster"

Make the following comments on the article: Respond to others also they also can change colors and blurt out ink. ||
 * Your ID || Key Ideas: What would you tell others about this article ||
 * red356 || octopus's are very smart creature's. ||
 * orange15055 || * their body bends and squeezes into tiny areas.
 * They also change color and can look like rocks and coral to hide from predators.
 * They are also very smart ||
 * green417 || They are very intelectual creatures and there are over 250 kinds.

Please include your ID || i am thinking why they do that is because they don't weigh anything yet? || Please include your ID || id vocab word definition green417 cephalopod class of marine animal whos brain is attachted to its feet.
 * Your ID || I learned || I have this question? || **Respond to others here**
 * red356 || i learned that there are 250 different kinds of octopus's. || how do they change shape and size? || orange 15055 They are able to bend into different shapes because their whole body is squishy except their beak. ||
 * red356 || i learned that they have snakelike arms that have suckers on them. || do they have a heart? || [|Vascular System] No. They dont. They have this little thing called a vascular system. Its composed of a complex network of blood vessels. (Arteries and veins) For further information, please check out this link I have posted for you. ||
 * orange15055 || * I learned that they shoot water out of a funnel in their body to move.
 * The only hard part on their body is their beak
 * the tongue is loke a drill that can go through hard shells || Why do baby octopuses float to the surface? || red356: i think that is very cool. octupus's are very unique!
 * green417 || i learned that they have flesh ripping beaks and poisonous saliva. || Why do they have three hearts and how many do they use? ||  ||
 * Respond to my question below:**
 * Your Id || What is so amazing about these "sea monsters"? || **Respond to others here**
 * Your Id || What is so amazing about these "sea monsters"? || **Respond to others here**
 * red356 || they are smart they also know how to change shape and size. || orange15055 They are very squishy which allows them to change shape. ||
 * orange15055 || they can grow up to 20 feet long and can kill sharks || red356:yes they are very long and they're size is amazing! ||
 * Green417 || They can fit though a hole the size of a dime. ||  ||
 * Vocabulary Builder**: Choose a vocabulary word you learned from your reading. There must be no duplicate words
 * Vocabulary Builder**: Choose a vocabulary word you learned from your reading. There must be no duplicate words
 * red356: || adaptation || behavior or body part that helps an animal survive. ||
 * orange15055 || Invertabrate || animal without a backbone or spine ||
 * ​Id and Color || Extra credit picture ||
 * orange15055 || [[image:octopus.jpg width="339" height="375"]] ||