The octopus uses eight tentacles to move around and hold on to things. It can also squirt jets of water to zoom away.

More about octopuses. Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus) Monterey Bay Aquarium page (http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/efc/octopus.aspx) National Geographic common octopus article (http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/common-octopus/) © 2013 Jerry Jindrich. All rights reserved. Revised 1/25/2016.