Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Adaptations of the Octopus

Octopuses are the coolest animals in my opinion. they have always been so unique in my eyes, they have cool adaptations. The cool adaptations  are that when they are ever being attacked by a predator such as a shark or baracuda they ink. It is is a mechanism they use to blind their predators so it can get away. Another cool adaptation is that they can be camouflage for hunting. Octopuses are usually orange, but when they are hunting, usually by reefs and corals they blend in indefintely to where they are literally invisible.

If they didnt have the adaptations they have they would not be as protected and much more vunerable to attack. If they did not have the ink in their system it would not make it, the inking mechanism is what keeps them in the game longer then most other fish and cephalopods. Their camouflage trait is what they use to catch their prey, without it they would starve because the fast sea creatures would be to hard to catch.

Adaptation that I needed to make was to go from grammar school wresting to high school wrestling. Its a big change, there are alot of big differences. In grammar school there were only practices monday, Wednesday, and Friday with a meet on sunday that lasted a good 9 hours. In high school there is practice every day, the meets are alot shorter, and 1 of the biggest setbacks is that, depending how you do in a match bases on team points. So if i lose it effects the team. So it had me really step up my game.

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