For thousands of years, sailors of many European lands told tales of giant octopuses ---octopuses so enormous they could wrap their arms about a ship and drag it beneath the water! These giants were...
The beautiful shell
Millions of years ago, the sea was full of many octopuslike animals. But these animals had shells, like those of snails. Today, of course, the octopus has no shell at all. And its cousin, the squid,...
Sea arrows
The squid, or sea arrow as it is sometimes called, is a cousin of the octopus. Like the octopus it can change color and can shoot out a cloud of ink. It also swims as an octopus does, by sucking in...
A many-armed “monster”
The sun was setting over the ocean, and the sky was a blaze of pink, orange, and purple. As the big red ball slowly dropped out of sight, the bright colors faded and the sky turned blue-black. Night...
Mollusks
Octopuses, snails, slugs, oysters, clams, scallops, squids, and a number of similar creatures all belong to a "family" of animals called mollusks uhsks). The name means "soft body." A mollusk has...