Animal Facts - Octopuses Lyrics

As the word octopus is Greek which translates to eight foot
The plural's not the latin octopi, which is often misunderstood
Some people call their appendages tentacles but they're arms
Which are able to respond and grow back if severed or harmed
Most species have suctions cups
On their arms and by using
Sensitive chemical receptors
They are able to taste and think
Their ancestors had hard shells but now their bodies
Have no hard parts apart from their sharp parrot like beak
With venomous saliva and powerful jaws they will
Envelop and pull prey into their mouth, making an easy kill
They have three hearts and blue blood
As it has hemocyanin
A copper based protein efficient
At transporting oxygen
When scared they will shoot an ink
Giving them time to get away
This can blind, confuse and dull the
Attackers sense of smell and taste
Males tend to use their third right arm to deliver their sperm
To the females mantle cavity for fertilisation
After eggs hatch the mothers body goes through cellular suicide
Which rips through her tissues and organs until she dies
Chromatophores are organs
Across the skin that contain
Black, red or yellow sacks that open and close
Which makes their appearance change
They also have iridophores
Which use a special protein
Reflecting certain waves of light that
Create metallic blues and greens
To produce a white semblance
Their leucophores will scatter
Light, while papillae can deform their skin
Which alters their shape and texture