Numerous legends about sea monsters exist since ancient times.But even today there are witnesses ready to confirm the most improbable hypothesis.Judging by the descriptions of sailors and scientists, and now there are giant octopus.They lurk in the deep waters of the oceans and coastal caves, only occasionally getting on the person's eyes, scaring fishermen and divers.
information that actually live in the sea giant octopus, come from different corners of the planet.Thus, the largest octopus caught from the sea depths, reaching 22 meters in length and the diameter of its suckers reached 15 cm. What are these monsters, and why they still have not been investigated?
What do we know about the octopus?
It cephalopods, their limbs grow right out of your head, can take any position of mollusc captures prey.The mantle covers the gills and internal organs.The head is small with round expressive eyes.To move the octopus grasps the mantle of water and dramatically pushes out through a funnel, which is under his head.Thanks to this push, he moves backwards.Along with the water from the funnel exit ink - waste products of an octopus.Very interesting is the mouth of the marine life.It is a beak, the tongue is covered with a horny float with lots of small but very sharp teeth.One of the teeth (central) significantly more than others, they octopus drill holes in the shells of animals.
Giant Octopus: who is he?
It is representative of the family Octopus dofleini, dwelling on the rocky shores of the Pacific Ocean.The largest specimen, which has been described and recorded in the Guinness Book of Records, had a limb length - 3.5 m (without mantle).Later evidence sailors prove that there were larger animals with tentacles up to 5 meters.These giant octopus terrified eyewitnesses, although for a man they did not represent a specific hazard.The diet of these marine creatures does not include human flesh.But they can scare a person.In irritable condition clam color changes to dark burgundy up, takes awesome pose, raising tentacles and emits dark ink.
giant octopus, which is represented by a photo above, has released a special ink from the ink channel and is ready to rush into battle.If the octopus limbs throws his head and puts forth suckers, so he is preparing to rebuff the enemy - it is a typical posture to reflect the attack.
dangerous to the giant octopus?
Aggression of this animal, you can call if grabbed him and tried to pull out of the hole.Cases of attacks on the person are not uncommon, but the tentacles of suffocation deaths have been recorded.Octopus inherently shy, so usually when meeting with a man trying to escape.Although the mating season, some birds are very aggressive, and are not afraid of humans.Shellfish Octopus dofleini can hurt bite, but the bite is not poisonous, in contrast to the bite of some tropical relatives.These include large octopus in the aquarium world's major cities.However, their lifespan is limited: female dies after the appearance of the offspring, and the male even earlier, immediately after mating.
