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<\/a><\/p>\nIf you are anything like me, you are probably wondering how an octopus, which receives its name from their eight arms, only have seven arms?\u00a0 Well, this particular species was called the Seven-Arm Octopus since the males modified arm used in egg fertilization (called the hectocotylus) is actually coiled in a sac beneath the right eye.\u00a0 When you look at how much gelatinous material these creatures possess it is very easy to overlook this eighth arm. As a result, you get the Seven-Arm Octopus, but in reality these guys actually do have the full eight arms.\u00a0 It is a good thing otherwise they would be known as a Septopus.<\/p>\n
Seven-Arm Octopus Fast Fact – <\/strong>The record holding Octopus was caught in 2002 off the coast of New Zealand and weighed 61 kg.\u00a0 Unfortunately, this was an incomplete specimen and they estimated it to weight 75 kg and measure 4 m long.\u00a0 Not only was this the biggest octopus ever caught but it was also the first Seven-Arm Octopus species caught in the South Pacific.\u00a0 I just love it when an Octopuses hard work pays off and they end up making a name for themselves.<\/p>\nThat does it for Wednesday’s deep water Wild Fact.\u00a0 I hope you enjoyed our scuba adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Has anyone else noticed how fast the week goes when you have the Monday off?\u00a0 I really can’t believe that it is already Wednesday.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining but it sure is going by quick.\u00a0 As a special treat to celebrate this fast moving week, we are going to head to the deep depths of the ocean.\u00a0 Okay, you got me, we were going to the ocean today even if the week was going slow.\u00a0 I want to take all of you on this ocean adventure to learn about the largest recorded Octopus on our planet.\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[136,4024],"tags":[348,1496,1497,138,1031,4025,1495],"yoast_head":"\n
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