Origins:
The word “octopus” comes from the Greek, meaning “eight meals”
Delicacy:
It’s debatable which is cleverer, Mediterranean diners or their lunch
Octopi:
Used to work out the area of eight circles
Octopuses:
The correct plural, as any nine-brained cephalopod will tell you
Ink:
Used to try to write a note saying: “Help! I’m being caught in a net!” Unfortunately the paper disintegrates underwater
Escape:
They have soft bodies, so they can often free themselves from aquariums and fishing nets. But, sadly, not saucepans of boiling water
Jet propulsion:
How very rich octopuses with private planes try to escape
Lifespan:
Roughly four years, though they can last much longer frozen
Testicles:
Octopuses only have one. Not between them, each
Tentacles:
Pattern favoured by occult octopuses
Suckers:
Never give an octopus an even break
Beak:
The only hard bit of an octopus. Other than trying to work out the plural
Cephalopod:
Often feature octopus true-crime stories
Regeneration:
If injured, an octopus can regrow body parts. Though not second testicles
Brains:
They have nine. And yet they still try to write underwater
Kraken:
What octopus jokes are
Conclusion:
What would you like for dessert, signora e signore?