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a three-hearted alien wearing a tasteful disguise as ocean wildlife

means A soft-bodied sea creature with eight arms, a bulbous head, and a famously clever brain, found in oceans worldwide.

from From Greek 'oktopous,' literally 'eight-foot' — 'okto' (eight) plus 'pous' (foot), a cousin of the Latin 'pes' and English 'foot.' The much-debated plural 'octopi' is a well-meaning mistake: it slaps a Latin ending onto a Greek word. Sticklers prefer 'octopuses,' while the truly devoted reach for the Greek-faithful 'octopodes.'

brain count
nine brains, one central and eight in the arms
blood color
blue, thanks to copper-based hemocyanin
escape artist
can squeeze through any gap bigger than its beak
skin vision
skin can sense light without using the eyes
grim fact
mothers starve to death guarding their eggs
for instance

paul the octopus — german aquarium octopus correctly predicted 8 out of 8 matches at 2010 fifa world cup

inky the octopus — new zealand aquarium octopus escaped through a small gap in 2016, crossing wet floor to ocean

giant pacific octopus — species found in north pacific, largest octopus ever recorded weighed 600 lbs at seattle aquarium

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