The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a species of octopus native to tropical and temperate coasts. They have big round mantles (muscular sacs), tubular ink sacs, big orange eyes with rectangular pupils, sharp beaks with a poisonous bite in between their eight long tentacles with twin rows of round suckers.
Size[]
Common octopuses can be as long as 10" .
Diet[]
Common octopuses eat crustaceans, other mollusks; carrion, including other octopuses.
Lifespan[]
Male common octopuses live for 2-8 years; females up to 2 years; individuals in captivity rarely live longer than a few weeks.
