hapalochlaena spp
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BLUE RINGED OCTOPUSHapalochlaena Spp
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Characteristics •Phylum: Mollusks Cephalopods•Order: Octopods
•Name Commonly: “Blue – Rieged Octopus”
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•Includes four species of octopuses:
• Hapalochlaena lanulata
•Hapalochlaena muculosa
•Hapalochlaena fasciata
•**Hapalochlaena nierstraszi
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•One of the most poisonous animals in the world
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•Characteristic blue rings
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Feeding
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Anatomy
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Anatomy
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Distribution
These octopuses inhabit the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific ocean from Japan to Australia.
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Reproduction
The male deposits sperm packets with the hectocotylus under the mantle of the female
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The female will deposit only 50 eggs
She will care them until they hatch after six months
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The new generation of blue ringed octopus is ready to breed the following year.
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