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Octopuses don’t have tentacles, they have arms with suction cups

Updated on May 17, 2024March 10, 2023

Technically, tentacles are a limb with one suction cup on the end. 

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Giant Phantom Jellyfish are about 30 ft long and live in the ocean’s midnight zone

Updated on May 17, 2024February 28, 2023

Giant phantom jellyfish are about 30 ft long and live in the ocean’s midnight zone making them incredibly rare to see. Captured on film by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), this giant phantom jellyfish lives in the deep ocean at depths of 21,900 feet/ 6,665 meters.  Called the ocean’s midnight zone, this area lacks light, …

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Starfish can gallop across the ocean floor with hundreds of tube feet that operate independently

Updated on May 17, 2024February 24, 2023

Each foot of the starfish is able to use smell, taste, and touch to make its way around their surroundings. Starfish also use these feet to grab and eat their prey.

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Sea spiders pump blood with the guts in their legs because their hearts are too tiny to do it

Updated on May 17, 2024February 21, 2023

Sea spiders pump blood with their guts, which are found in the legs, because their hearts are too small and weak to push the blood from the torso to the legs. Sea spiders are known as pantopods which means “all legs.” They’re found throughout the ocean from tide pools to the deep. Sea spiders may …

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Bloody-Belly Comb Jellies are almost invisible to predators because its hard to see red in deep water

Updated on May 17, 2024February 13, 2023

Bloody-belly comb jellies are various shades of red but will always have a blood red belly. Comb jellies have shimmering rainbow color bands that are made of tiny hairs called combs. These combs help the jelly propel through the water.

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