Octopuses and squids are found around the world, in waters both tropical and arctic, at every depth. There are some 300 species of octopuses, about 300 species of squids, more than 120 species of cuttlefish and only a handful of nautiluses in the world’s oceans.ĥ.
CEPHALOPOD FACTS 1: SPECIES & DISTRIBUTIONĤ. Or, perhaps, they’re just wondering I’m doing there. Actually, speaking as a dog person, I’ve had some of my best undersea communions with squid, several minutes of calmly contemplating each other above the reef. In my experience, squids seem inquisitive as well, but more reserved, like cats. In New Zealand, one named Rambo learned to shoot photos of human visitors.ģ. Tales of octopuses escaping from aquarium tanks and playing tricks on their human keepers are legendary. Octopuses tend to have a reputation as friendly, highly intelligent, inquisitive animals, sort of like Labrador retrievers. The term cephalopod is taken from the Greek for, literally, “head-feet.” Perhaps less familiar, at least in North America, are cuttlefish and nautiluses, other members of the cephalopod order.Ģ. Physically, their heads are often larger than their bodies, which perhaps explains why they’re very smart, as well. Cephalopods, best known by octopuses and squids, are remarkable for their braininess, and also their brains. But it’s Cephalopod Week, so here are some awesome cephalopod facts, by the numbers:ġ.
TO BE SURE, CELEBRATING OCTOPUSES, SQUIDS AND THEIR COUSINS DOESN’T NEED A SPECIAL DATE. I believe this is a Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus)
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