Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Adaptations...A Way of Life... (Cephalopod Blog)
After gaining background knowledge of adaptations used by squid, cuttlefish, octopus and the chambered nautilus, which organism has the most effective adaptations for survival? Your blog comment needs to give specific details to support your answer. Please review the blog comment expectations found in the column to the right.
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Out of all the cephalopods I think the octopus has the best adaptations. One of the best adaptations is its skin can change color and texture so it can blend into the environment it is in. This is very helpful because if prey is coming the can just “become a plant”. Another great adaptation they have is they have no bones and only there beak is hard. This is helpful because they can squish into small places like seashells and under plants or rocks. They also have small tentacles on the bottom of each of their legs. They can stick to things and these also work as sensors. They also squirt black ink at predators so they have more time to swim away. That's a nice feature! They can also swim very fast up to 24.9 mph, which is very fast in water. There mouth is in the center of all their legs so they can wrap their legs around their prey then eat it. Octopi are amazing 8 legged creatures.
ReplyDeleteThe squid seems to have the most efficient adaptations for survival due to its many interesting characteristics. First of all, the squid has eight arms plus two tentacles which are longer to grab prey. The octopus only has eight arms but no tentacles giving it less arms to grab prey and limbs that aren’t as long. Secondly, some squids have teeth on their arms and tentacles. This can help defend against predators and grip slippery prey. Also, squids mate in large groups and can split their body color so that one side scares other males away and one side attracts the females. Last, unlike other cephalopods the squid can have very large eyes to help them see well deeper in the ocean. As you can see, squids have many different adaptations that help them survive.
ReplyDeleteOut of these four cephalopods, I'd have to say the chambered nautilus has the best adaptations. One of the good adaptations is that they use so little energy in swimming that they only need to eat once a month so when it is dawn, they will get deeper in the ocean and have had something to eat. Another is that there tiny tentacles can sense predators and prey. But they swim backwards so they can't see where they are going sometimes, though they do have a shell which other cephalopods don't, they lost theirs a long time ago, and are the nautilus's #1 predator. The nautilus also lives in deeper waters so it is harder for predators to get them without a shell.
ReplyDeleteI think that the octopus has the best adaptations out of all the cephalopods. I think this, because octopi can can change their skin texture, and their skin color. This allows them to either hide when being hunted, or camouflage when they are hunting. They also can squish into small cracks of rocks, so that predators won't eat them. The only hard part a octopus has on its body is its beak. With suction cups on their arms and tentacles, they can grab and hold prey. And when startled, octopi can squirt black ink into the water, making it near impossible for the predators to see the octopus swim away! With all of these adaptions, the octopus makes for the best surviving cephalopod.
ReplyDeleteAfter gaining backroud imformation about squid,octopi and cuttle fish I found that the octapus has the most useful adapations. First, thay have ink witch is used for a quick escape. Seccond, the octupus has sticky tentacles to grab on to pray. Last but not least, we have the camouflage not just any camouflage super speed skin color changing and texture changing abiltys witch helps it esape the pretors.
ReplyDeleteOut of all cephalopods I think that the octopus has the best adaptations. First, the octopus can squish its self in to the tiniest nooks and crannys.This adapttion helps it because it can find squishy ant protected places to sleep in at night and it can hide from pretadors. Also its skin can change texture and color so it can blend into the place it is in. This adaptaion helps the octopus because if a pretador or prey come in the octopus can camoflauge and then hide from preatador or catch its prey by suprise. Another wonderful adaptation is inking. Whenever pretadors come to close to octopus can ink them and then have a fast getaway. They can swim up to about 23 to 24 miles per hour and are super fast! The last amazing adaptation is the octopuses suction cups. This adaptation helps them because they can suck onto prey, and the suction cups have taste sensors so the octopus knows what it is eating. All in all the octopus is a wonderful, color changing, squishy creature.
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ReplyDeleteDear Mrs. Blake.
All of the cephalopods adaptations are effective. I think the cuttlefish’s adaptation is the most effective. One of the reasons why I think the cuttle fishes adaptation is effective is because the cuttlefish can blend into the ocean with color and texture. That is effective because the predators in the ocean can’t see the cuttle fish because they can blend in more with the ocean’s habitat . Also the cuttle fish have fins the width of there body that help them maneuver quick and easier. The cuttlefish spray water out of it’s stomach to make it move faster. They also have fast toung’s to catch prey easier. The cuttlefish's eyesight is great, It makes it easier to use their camouflage . Also the cuttlefish has a bone called the cuttle bone that helps them float and swim easier. This is why I think the cuttlefish has the most effective adaptations.
Sincerely: Brian Atencio
The octopus has the best adaptations for survival. With its amazing skin it can camouflage to become part of the plant. Its skin can also change texture to feel like the plant. The skin can also change pattern. It really makes it look like it is not there at all. Using pattern change, the octopus can distract their enemies. An octopus also has the startle defense. This adaptation changes the octopus' skin color to be a bright white, scaring off the enemy. This can really protect the octopus from dangerous predators. An octopus can use ink to block the predator's view and scar them off. This can allow the octopus to swim off without being followed. The suction cups at the end of their arms can allow them to grab a hold of prey or anything. The flexible bodies allow them to squeeze into small places where their predators can not catch them. The octopus' camouflage, startle effect, flexible body, suction cups, and ink can save them from dangerous predators. Their adaptations are definitely more effective for survival.
ReplyDeleteI think that the squid has the best adaptation because they can camouflage, have a good defense system, and they have a soft body. I know that other cephalopods can camouflage, but I think the squid do it best. Octopi can go camouflage on reefs. But a squid can do it in water. If a predator is looking down on it, the topside of the squid, which is very dark, shows and blends in with the bottom of the ocean. When it is looking for food, the bottom of its skin, which is very light in color, shows to it’s prey so that it doesn’t see the squid coming. They also have a good defense system. When the squid is being hunted, first it tries to camouflage. If the squid is then seen, the predator starts to head toward it. When the predator gets close enough, the squid releases some squid ink from its ink sack, out of the siphon, and then swims away. This distracts the predator so that it can’t follow really fast behind it and end up eating it. Finally, the squid also has a small squishy body. This helps the squid because when it is being chased by a predator, the squid can go into most places that the predator can’t go into. The octopus can also do this, but it doesn’t have as small of a body as the squid. Therefore, the squid can fit into smaller places. Altogether, these adaptations help the squid survive. When it is being hunted, it can camouflage so that the predator doesn’t see it. Then if it does, the squid can spray ink in the predators face and swim away. If the predator stays with the squid, the squid squeezes itself into a small space that the predator can not go into. This is why I think that the squid has the best adaptations out of all the cephalopods in the ocean.
ReplyDeleteOut of all the cephalopods, I think the coolest adaption is when octopi change the color of their skin and texture to camouflage. Octopi camouflage change the color of their skin and have a very large scale of colors they can camouflage into. The texture of their skin came go from baby soft to stucco rough in seconds. This can help them hide from predators, as well as camouflage to catch prey. This is bad for prey because octopi can pounce on them and they have no idea that some octopus is creeping up behind them to eat them.
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ReplyDeleteNow with my background knowledge about cephalopods, my opinion about the best adaptation is the squids camouflage.
The first reason is that the camo can change into any color with little dots on their skin to make them blend in with carol, sand ,and water. The thing that is good about their camo is they can be one color on the bottom and one color on the top.
Another thing that is part of their camo is that they can change shape to not only look like something but also feel like something. This is good when they are near something that is an easy hiding place and they can just change shape.
These are just some of the reasons that I think the Squids camouflage is the best adaptation.
Compared to all of the cephalopods, I think that the octopus has the best adaptations. To me, one of the coolest adaptations is that it can change skin texture as well as color. This helps them to blend in with their environment, this helps them keep away from predators as well. Like if a shark were to come near the octopus it could literally transform into the plants exact shape color and texture! They have no bones at all, imagine that. But it’s not a bad thing at all, it helps the octopus squeeze into small enclosed spaces to hide and escape from predators. Surprisingly, the only hard part on it’s entire body is it’s beak. This creature's mouth is located inside of it’s arms. This allows it no not only rip out flesh piece by piece, but to also grab onto prey if needed. The octopus also has suction cups on the bottom on all eight of it’s arms, these are used to stick to certain objects so that they can carry them. They also use the suction cups in order to have a sense of where they are going. After all, the octopus had very bad vision, so the suction cups help to give it a good sense of direction. Between its amazing camouflage, all the way to it’s supreme sensing suction cups, there is no doubt in my mind that the octopus has the best, and most useful adaptations out of all the cephalopods.
ReplyDeleteOut of all the Cephalopods, the octopus has the best adaptations. It has qualities that the squid, cuttlefish and chambered nautilus don’t have all together. Unlike the chambered nautilus, The octopus can change the texture of it’s skin. This helps it blend into not only the color of its habitat but it can morph into the habitat’s shape and have better camouflage from predators. Octopus also poison their prey when the squid, cuttlefish and chambered nautilus do not. This helps the octopus catch bigger prey because if the prey is dead, it can not try to squirm away. The giant octopus can even eat the occasional predator, such as a small shark, because of this adaptation. When frightened, the octopus will also squirts ink and its skin will turn bright white to scare predators. This adaptation gives the octopus time to swim away from the predators. Overall, the octopus has great adaptations that helps it survive.
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ReplyDeleteI think that the cephalopod that has the most effective adaptations for survival is the octopus. The most effective adaptation is how octopi are camouflage. Not only can an octopus camouflage its color, it can also camouflage its texture of its skin. For example, if an octopus is being chased by its predator and is close by plants, it can change its texture to make it look like a plant. Also, if an octopus senses its predator, it can change its skin color into a bright white to surprise it. The second amazing effective adaptation is how an octopus can squirt ink at anything or anyone. The ink comes out of the siphon, so whenever an octopus is frightened, it can squirt the enemy with ink. The ink an octopus makes dulls the predator’s sense of smell, making the fleeing octopus harder to track. When something living gets squirted by the ink, the octopus has more time to scurry away. The last effective adaptation is an octopus’ anatomy. An octopus has no bones, and has no hard parts except for its beak. The lack of bones in an octopus helps it squish into small or enclosed spaces. For example, an octopus could probably fit in between a jar or two seashells. The reason an octopus would want to fit in between two seashells or a jar is because any bigger animal could try to eat it. The octopus, being enclosed, is not in the bigger animal’s reach. An octopus is a wondrous cephalopod that has amazing effective adaptations for survival.
After learning about squids, octopi, cuttlefish, and chambered nautiluses, I think that octopi have the most effective adaptations for survival. One adaptation that they have is they can camouflage into whatever color that want. Whether it's looking like a plant to hide from prey or if it's simply trying to impress a girl, changing the color of their skin is a pretty handy adaptation. Another adaptation that octopi have is that they have no vertebra. Since their beak is the only hard part of their body, octopi can squeeze into small places. I think this could be pretty handy if they're ever swimming away from predators. Octopi also have 8 arms covered with suction cups to grip onto prey and feel their surroundings. Octopi, in my opinion, definitely have the most effective adaptations for survival.
ReplyDeleteOut of the 4 cephalopods we have gained knowledge about so far, I believe the 1 cephalopod with the best survival skills is the octopus. Octopi possess the feature of ink-squirting to distract enemies if they feel harmed. They also can change their skin texture and color if they need to be camouflaged. The octopi also have 0 bones in their bodies, so they can fit into small, miniscule spaces if necessary. The only hard parts on their bodies are the pen, which keeps them from flopping over, and their beak, which they use to rip their prey down to size to fit in this very small space. Another fabulous characteristic octopi possess are their tentacles and arms. They’ve got some super handy suction cups to hold on to whatever they need to grasp onto, like prey, or the ground, or rocks, or shells, or whatever they’ve got the feeling to. Thelast great characteristic that they’ve got is their size range. Octopi can range from 9.75 feet to 16 feet. They can also weigh from 22 to 110 lbs. Way to scare their predators!
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I think octopuses have the best ability to survive out of all the cephalopods. One adaptation that octopuses have is their suction cups on their arms and tentacles. The suction cups are useful for a great number of things. When a octopus catches its prey, it uses its tentacle suction cups to hold on to the prey so it can’t escape. The octopus can also use its suction cups to carry shells to their desired location. This brings us to another adaptation: the ability to use shells for protection. If the octopus is lucky enough to get both the top and the bottom of the shell, it uses its suction cups to get in the bottom, then it pulls the top over its head to stay safe from predators. If it doesn’t get both sides, then the octopus simply hides underneath whichever side of the shell it has. The predators may just pass right by the octopus without even noticing they are there. Another adaptation that octopuses have is camouflage. They have chromatophores in their skin, which are light reflecting cells that allow the octopus to blend in with almost any surrounding, making the octopus very difficult for predators to see. If a predator does happen to see the octopus, it has two more defences: the startle defence and inking the predator. The startle defense is where the octopus comes out of hiding by turning the complete opposite color of the surrounding area. This may startle the predator into thinking the octopus is something else, or it may just scare the predator enough to make it go away. When an octopus decides to ink a predator, it temporarily impairs their vision, allowing the octopus to swim away safely. One more adaptation is that the octopus’s beak is right in the middle of their arms and tentacles. This makes it convenient for the octopus to eat prey, because all it has to do is pull the prey in and hold it there next to their body while the beak rips off chunks of meat to digest. Because of these adaptations, octopuses are better equipped to survive than all other cephalopods by far.
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ReplyDeleteFrom the evidence I gathered from the videos and articles about cephalopods, I think that the octopus has the most effective adaptation to help it survive because it can camouflage itself without being seen at all. Octopi also have flexible bodies that allow them to hide in small spaces easily. In the video about the unique octopus behavior, the scientist says that nobody really knows how octopuses can camouflage without being seen, so this shows how camouflage is an important component for survival and can be used to fool predators. Unlike the octopus, the chambered nautilus doesn’t have many highly effective adaptations because it can’t always see where it’s going. Since this animal can’t see very well, it is harder for it to sense predators. Even though it can’t see very well, it uses its tentacles to sense predators. Squid have good eyesight, so it allows them to spot predators easily. This cephalopod is somewhat like octopi, but doesn’t have the ability to camouflage as well as octopi when avoiding predators. Cuttlefish also have many distinctive traits about them that help them avoid predators. For example, they can smell predators and have 2 long tentacles that snatch prey. Overall, the octopus is probably the cephalopod with the most effective adaptations.
Out of all the amazing cephalopod I think the squid has the best adaptations. One of the squid’s many features is that they have ten arms instead of eight arms, two of their arms(their tentacles) are longer than the others to help grab prey. Squid also have suction cups on their arms and tentacles to help them grab their prey. Some squid have teeth on their arms, this can help them when predators are attacking them, they can simply scratch at it to get it to go away. The other arms help hold the prey as their beak tears off pieces of it to eat. Squid also have great camouflage, they can change the color,pattern, and texture of their skin. This helps them hide from predators, they can suddenly “become a rock or some sand”.Squid can also have one body color or pattern be one thing and the other can be the complete opposite, since squid can communicate with their patterns and colors this allows them to “talk” with multiple(two) squid at a time. Another one of the many adaptations of the squid is that the can squirt ink at things that are trying to get a hold of it or that they think are trying to harm them, so that the predator gets distracted and they can swim away.
ReplyDeleteOut of all the interesting cephalopods, I think that the octopus has the best adaptations to help it live in the ocean. One of the octopus’ many adaptations is that it can camouflage. If the octopus is spotted by a predator, it quickly finds something (like a plant or a rock) that it can blend in with. When the octopus reaches its spot, it changes its skin’s texture and color so it looks almost exactly like what it is laying on. Camouflage hides the octopus so that the predator passes over it. If the camouflage doesn’t work, the octopus has a startle defence. This means that if the predator overlooks the camouflage, then the octopus turns a blinding white, hoping to scare the predator. Then, it blinds the predator with ink and quickly gets away. Another adaptation is that the octopus’ whole body is squishy (besides its beak). This helps the octopus squeeze into small spaces to hide from things. All three of these qualities help the octopus stay away from predators.
ReplyDeleteOut of all of the adaptations of the cephalopods that we learned about, I think the cuttlefish’s camouflage is the most effective. Cuttlefish are one of a few cephalopods to have the ability to change color. This helps them get away from predators, and helps them sneak up on their prey. The cuttlefish, though, takes this one step further. Not only can they camouflage, but they also have the ability to “hypnotize” their prey. A cuttlefish uses its skin’s color changing ability to create a mesmerizing light show, putting their prey into a trance. As its prey is “hypnotized”, the cuttlefish slowly moves closer. Suddenly, it strikes the mezmerized prey, and devours it. This adaptation is very beneficial to the cuttlefish because it helps them get closer to their prey, without having to chase it. Ultimately, this makes the cuttlefish’s hunting much easier.
ReplyDeleteThe squid has the most effective adaptations out of all the cephalopods for survival because they not only can camouflage, they have long tentacles for grabbing prey, and a torpedo shaped body. The squids camouflage allows it to blend in with its surrounding so that predators can’t see it so they won’t eat it. The Squids two long tentacles allow it to reach out and grab prey that is farther away that its arm can reach, octopi and chambered nautiluses only have arms that can reach so far. Lastly, squids have a torpedo shaped body that allow it swim fast and two flaps of muscle to steer itself. This allows squids to catch prey quickly and run away from predators very fast. Octopi and chamber nautiluses can’t swim as fast as squid, so there prey could get away or they could get caught by predators easier. Squids are clearly have the best adaptations out of all the cephalopods.
ReplyDeleteI think the Cephalopod with the best adoptions is the Octopus. I think this because he has many adaptations that will help him survive longer than some other animals. One adaption is that they can change their color and their texture to blend into things. So if they see a predator and there is a rock near by it will swim over and land on the rock change texture and color. Another is the ink if a predator gets too close it will spray the ink in the animals eyes blind the animal for seconds so the Octopus can swim away. This is why I think the Octopus has the best adaptations.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to choose one cephalopods I think that the octopus has the greatest adaptions to survive. Octopi have many adaptions. They can change color and skin texture to camouflage. This adaption helps them survive because they can hide when a predator comes and tries to eat them. They have ink sacs that can squirt ink when the octopus feels threatened. The ink can blind the predator in just enough time to get away from the predator. This adaption helps the octopus because it is another way that the octopus can survive predators. Octopus have no bones so they can fit into shells. The only hard parts on there body are cartilage like what is in their noses. They have a beak that makes the food small enough to eat while the eight arms/tentacles hold on to the food. Octopus are very cool creatures.
ReplyDeleteOut of all of the three cephalopods, I think that the octopus by far has the best adaptations. The first amazing thing that the octopus can do to avoid danger is change its skin color and texture on command when is sights a predator. This is a great feature, but there is more. The octopus is also able to temporarily blin its predators with the ink it quirts into their faces when it feels threatened. If all of that fails, the boneless structure of the octopus allows it to squeeze into miniscule hiding sports, where no other creature can go. They are not only good at avoiding being eaten, but they also have some adaptations to help them catch food. One thing amazing about the octopus is its tentacles that are lined on the inside with suction cups, allowing them not only to cling onto rocks and other things, but to wrap their arms around and catch their next meal. If you add up all os these awesome adaptations, you get the stunning octopus.
ReplyDeleteI think that the octopus has the most useful adaptations. I think this because it can change color and texture. This helps it survive because this way, it can hide effectively from predators rather than just changing their skin color, like the squid. The octopus can change it’s skin texture to camouflage it into the seafloor plants even more. It also has it’s “startle defense”. It uses this so that if it is found, even though it is camouflaged, it can startle it’s predator and get away as fast as it can. They also have almost no bones, allowing them to fit into small spaces to hide away from predators. So for the reasons above, I think that the octopus has the most effective adaptations for survival.
ReplyDeletethe cephalopod with the best adaptation is the squid because it can squirt ink and can camouflage in the sand and others. the octopus couldn't do that because they are big and chambered nautilus can't change colors. They also can catch food and hold on to it for awhile until hungry or just to heavy. So that's why they are the best cephalopod.
ReplyDeleteOut of all of the cefalopods the cuttle fish. The first stunning adaptation that it has is that it can shoot out water from its syphon allowing it to gig for food and to get away from pray. The second amazing adaptation is that it can change its color and skin to look like its surroundings to sneak up on pray and to hide from predators. The best adaptation of all is its awesome ability to hypnotize its pray so its easier to eat the pray. This is why the cuttle fish has the best adaptation to the ocean.
ReplyDeleteI think that the octopus is the best out of all of them. My first reason is, the octopus has camouflage, which can help it hide from predators, or help them hunt for food. The octopus also hides in small places which helps a lot when they are the prey themselves so the predator can not reach them. Another reason is the octopus has a flexible body with no bones, which helps them a lot when swimming in the water to swim fast. Next reason is, the octopus uses ink to attack their preys, for food, so they can stay alive. The octopus also uses ink to attack the predator that is attacking the octopus, so they can survive the attack. The last reason is octopus have startle defense, so whenever they see a predator, they quickly camouflage into something so they can hide from the predator. That is why I think the octopus is the best.
ReplyDeleteOut of the four cephalopods, I think that the octopus has the best adaptations. I choose the octopus because it can change skin color and skin tone! Isn’t that amazing not all animals can do that. This helps them camouflage when they are hunting, and they can camouflage when they are being hunted. Next, they have an ink sac. The ink sac is the best adaptation by far because when the octopus is frightened or shocked, it will squirt out ink from their ink sac. When they squirt out the black inc, it will make it really difficult for the predator to see the octopus swim away. FInally, every part of the octopus is really squishy except for their hard beak. This helps them when they are hiding from predators, or they are about to scare their prey. When all these adaptations add up they equal the best adaptations of a cephalopod.
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