(still another) octopus (#52A, added 8 Jan '98)

This octopus is using its siphon and tentacles to make haste through the water. Though normally docile, octopuses have a small beak located underneath the center of their eight tentacles. Using their suction cups to hold victims, such as crabs, a sharp beak breaks open the hard exoskeleton.


Identification: ???; too many species and their looks are always changing

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