Seafood

Countries that eat the most octopus are Korea, Japan and Mediterranean countries where they are considered a delicacy. As the demand for eating octopus increases,… Read More »Who Eats An Octopus?

Seals, sea otters, sharks, and large fish are the predominant predators of the giant Pacific octopus. Which animal eats octopuses? Moray eels, fish, seals, sperm… Read More »What Animal Kills An Octopus?

The venom, which is made by bacteria that live inside the blue-ringed octopus, is a neurotoxin, meaning it shuts down nerves. Most seriously, it can… Read More »What Happens If An Octopus Touches You?

Giant Pacific octopuses are carnivores, and they hunt at night. They tear with their beaks. Prey ranges from sharks to birds. Can an octopus hurt… Read More »Does An Octopus Eat A Shark?

The nurse shark is an opportunistic benthic predator that feeds predominantly on bottom dwelling invertebrates such as lobsters, shrimps, crabs, octopus, squid and clams, though… Read More »Do Nurse Sharks Eat Octopus?

Giant squid frequently prey on large sea creatures such as deep-sea fish, young sharks, and other large sea animals. They can even prey on other… Read More »Do Squid Eat Sharks?

Larger sharks can eat larger mollusks, like octopus or squid. What is this? Hammerhead sharks, in particular, eat a lot of squid and octopus. Researchers… Read More »Do Sharks Eat Squids?

Octopus bites can cause bleeding and swelling in people, but only the venom of the blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is known to be deadly to… Read More »Does An Octopus Bite Hurt?

The male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin is the first known cetacean to die from asphyxiation by octopus, a new study says. He “seems to have been… Read More »Do Octopus Eat Dolphins?

nine brains. Thanks to their nine brains, it seems that octopuses have the benefit of both localised and centralised control over their actions. Why do… Read More »How Many Brains Do Octopus Have?