Locomotion and Feeding
Octopuses move about by crawling or swimming. Their main means of slow travel is crawling, with some swimming. They crawl by walking on their arms, usually on many at once, on both solid and soft surface, while supported in water. This form of locomotion allows these octopuses to move quickly away from a potential predator.
Adults feed on crabs, clams, snails, small fish, and even other octopi. They use sharp parrot-like beaks to crush the shells of their prey. Newly hatched octopi are small enough to hide among plankton (small or microscopic organisms including algae and protozoa), so their food can consist consists of copepods and larval crabs.
Adults feed on crabs, clams, snails, small fish, and even other octopi. They use sharp parrot-like beaks to crush the shells of their prey. Newly hatched octopi are small enough to hide among plankton (small or microscopic organisms including algae and protozoa), so their food can consist consists of copepods and larval crabs.