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Octopuses are sea animals famous for their rounded bodies, bulging eyes, and eight long arms. They live in all the world’s oceans but are especially abundant in warm, tropical waters. Octopuses,...
Octopus facts for kids: Learn all about these cool invertebrates, with facts about octopus characteristics, behaviour, diet, habitat and defence mechanisms.
Which species of octopus lives at depths of up to 4,800m?! Pupils will discover five, detailed facts about these incredible invertebrates in our National Geographic Kids’ Science primary resource sheet.
Deep-Sea Octopuses Have Huge Eyes In the deep ocean there are octopus species that have eyes measuring more than 16 inch (40 cm) in diameter. What do they need them for anyway in the utter darkness?
Habitat and demands. The common octopus has world wide distribution in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters throughout the world. They prefer the floor of relatively shallow, rocky, coastal waters, often no deeper than 200 m (660 feet).
An octopus is a sea animal with eight arms. There are more than 150 species, or types, of octopus. They belong to the group of animals called mollusks, which also includes squid, clams, and oysters. Octopuses live in seas throughout the world.
What’s that lurking below you in the sea… Is it a blue-ringed octopus, mimic octopus, or even a vampire octopus? Does it have eight arms — or is it legs? Did you know that they’re called “octopuses” and not “octopi”? Read our octopus facts for kids to find out everything you didn’t know about these cool and quirky swimmers!
