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The '''octopus''' is a venomous cephalopod that prefers a solitary nature in the sea. Their most notable features are eight tentacular arms that symmetrically radiate around a hard beak. Their primary defense mechanism is to flee while ejecting an ink cloud into the water. Many octopi are known to employe natural camouflage to help elude intruders. They are not to be confused with the closely related [[nautili]], [[squids]] or [[kraken]]. Octopi are intelligent creatures, but lack the sentience of their humanoid versions the [[cephalids]]. | The '''octopus''' is a venomous cephalopod that prefers a solitary nature in the sea. Their most notable features are eight tentacular arms that symmetrically radiate around a hard beak. Their primary defense mechanism is to flee while ejecting an ink cloud into the water. Many octopi are known to employe natural camouflage to help elude intruders. They are not to be confused with the closely related [[nautili]], [[squids]] or [[kraken]]. Octopi are intelligent creatures, but lack the sentience of their humanoid versions the [[cephalids]]. | ||
There are only two cards with the [[creature]] [[subtype|type]] Octopus. The first creature to bear the type was <c>Giant Octopus</c> from ''[[Portal]]'' and ''[[Starter 1999]]'', the other one is <c>Lorthos, the Tidemaker</c> from ''[[Zendikar]]''. | |||
==Notable Octopi== | ==Notable Octopi== | ||
Revision as of 06:14, 20 August 2011
The octopus is a venomous cephalopod that prefers a solitary nature in the sea. Their most notable features are eight tentacular arms that symmetrically radiate around a hard beak. Their primary defense mechanism is to flee while ejecting an ink cloud into the water. Many octopi are known to employe natural camouflage to help elude intruders. They are not to be confused with the closely related nautili, squids or kraken. Octopi are intelligent creatures, but lack the sentience of their humanoid versions the cephalids.
There are only two cards with the creature type Octopus. The first creature to bear the type was Giant Octopus from Portal and Starter 1999, the other one is Lorthos, the Tidemaker from Zendikar.
Notable Octopi
Gallery
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Lorthos, the Tidemaker. Art by Kekai Kotaki.
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Giant Octopus. Art by Heather Hudson.
