Definitely the more introverted critter octopodes always live alone.Eats bottom feeders, so an octopus typically makes its home in a little den somewhere on the sea floor, whether in deep or shallow waters.
#SQUIDS VS OCTOPUS FULL#
Eight limbs, all of which are used for locomotion and capturing prey alike… but among scientists they aren’t considered tentacles either, because their suckers don’t cover the full length of the arm!.Sometimes solitary, but many species form schools, probably a safety move because of where they hang out.Eats fish or shrimp, so the open water is a squid’s preferred habitat.Ten limbs total, but only two actual tentacles! These long, suckered limbs grab prey, while the other eight limbs are shorter arms without suckers.Let’s give a salute to the weird, wild, wonderful squids and octopodes! But though they may seem like tentacular twins, they’re actually built rather differently from one another, and their behaviors vary as a result. Strange shapes, bizarre abilities… and some animals that exemplify these are two distinct cousins in the invertebrate phylum Mollusca, class Cephalopoda. Since ocean exploration first began, the almost unearthly qualities of marine life have captured our imagination.