Octopus 1. You may often have heard someone proudly saying that he has blue blood running through his veins. 2. This figuratively means that he is the descendant of a royal dynasty. 3. Did you know that a creature living in the deep blue ocean really has blue-coloured blood? 4. We are talking about the mollusc, the eight-legged octopus here. 5. Octopuses are natural marine architects which build homes for themselves with rocks. 6. With their powerful arms, they can easily shift rocks from one venue to another. 7. Their rock den abodes have a stone door entrance which the octopus can lock after it safely enters its sweet home. 8. Even after they are securely at home, they are better off without visitors. 9. They disperse shells and rocks to carefully conceal themselves within their dens. 10. ...
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