Octopus Facts – Surprising Facts about Octopus

Interesting Octopus Facts

Some male octopus species send a package of his sperm to the female from a distance, which she grabs and store it for later.

Sometimes the male will send one of his arms along with the sperm, which he severs himself.

There are three plural forms for octopus and they are octopodes, octopuses and octopi.

Octopuses keep their temporary homes very tidy.

Octopus is highly nutritious. A 3 ounce serving has 139 calories, 25 g of protein, and 2 g of fat.

The venom of blue-ringed octopus can kill 26 people in just few seconds.