Octopus
Okthophasi
Igama Leentsapho Eziqhelekileyo
i-Octopus, i-Okthophasi
Igama Lezesayensi
i-Octopoda
Ubukhulu
Kusuka kwi-1 cm ukuya kwingalo yesandla ye-4 m.
Ukukhangeleka
Isilwanyana esisinyeneyo esinezilwanyana ezisibhozo ezincamathele kwisambatho esijikeleziweyo phezulu kwentloko. Omnye ukuya kwimigca emibini ifunxa ngazo zonke iingalo. Umlomo kunye nomlomo ophakathi kwinqanaba. Amehlo amabini amakhulu.
Inkcukacha Jikelele
Umyalelo we-Octopoda uwela phantsi kweklasi yeCephalopoda equka i-Cuttlefish, i-Squid ne-nautilus. Idibene kakhulu. Unokutshintsha umbala we-pigment pigments ngokukhawuleza. Uninzi lweengxowa zintliziyo ezintathu. Bhukuda ngokuhambisa amanzi ngokusebenzisa izigulane zabo kunye nokuphuma kwimida. Ininzi ye-squirt njengendlela yokukhusela. Ukuzaliswa ngokubeka amaqanda apho amabhinqa ayawakhusela ade ahlaselwe. Iyafa emva koko.
Ukutya
Ukutya iintlanzi, ii-crustaceans kunye nee-molluscs.
Ukufumaneka
Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle, ukusuka kwiindawo ezitshatyalalisayo ukuya kwi-arctic.
Iindidi Eziqhelekileyo
I-octopus enkulu yasePacific
Enteroctopus dofleini
I-octopus yamanzi
Octopus aegina
I-octopus ebomvu
Octopus cyanea