Gurita adalah moluska laut yang memiliki tubuh yang lembut dan delapan lengan
yang lentur. Mereka termasuk kedalam ordo Octopoda dan kelas Cephalopoda.
Terdapat 300 spesies gurita di dunia dan mereka menghuni berbagai wilayah
lautan. Beberapa dari mereka juga dikenal sebagai “monster of the deep” karena
Gurita adalah hewan invertebrata pemakan daging yang suka memakan udang,
kepiting dan lobster. Masing masing spesies bisa tumbuh hingga ukuran
maksimum yang berbeda beda. Gurita terkecil, gurita wolfi, bisa tumbuh hingga
ukuran 2,5 cm dengan berat badan sekitar 1 g. Spesies terbesar, gurita pasifik
Beberapa dari mereka bisa tumbuh lebih besar dari ukuran umum mereka.
Diyakini bahwa masa hidup mereka adalah sekitar 3 hingga 5 tahun.
Gurita memiliki tubuh yang membulat. Mereka memiliki mata yang membengkak
yang terletak di bagian atas tubuhnya. Paruh mereka terletak di tengah lengan
yang lebih kecil sehingga mereka akan bisa memakannya. Lengan mereka
yang kuat untuk bergerak di dasar laut atau untuk menangkap mangsa mereka.
OCTOPUS
Octopus is marine molluscs who has soft body and eight flexible arms. They
belong to the order Octopoda and class Cephalopoda. There are 300 species of
octopus in the world and they inhabited various regions of the ocean. Some of
them also known as “monster of the deep” because they live at the depth of 4.000
to 6.000 m in the ocean. All of them are venomous but there is just one known to
be deadly to humans.
Octopus is a carnivorous invertebrate who love to eat shrimps, crabs, and lobsters.
Each species can grow into various maximum size. The smallest octopus, Octopus
wolfi, can grow up to 2,5 cm with the body weight around 1 g. The largest
species, the Giant pacific octopus, commonly have the maximum size of 4,3 m
with the weight of 15 kg. Some of them can grow larger than their common size.
It is believed that their life span are around 3 to 5 years.
Octopus have a rounded body. They have bulging eyes which located on top of
their body. Their beak is located in the center of their arms. It is used to crush
their food into smaller pieces so they will be able to eat it. Their arms are full of
circles. This circles have the ability to stick on something which allow them to
have a strong grip to move under the sea or to catch the prey.