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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2016 EMERALD HEIGHTS APARTMENTS Affordable Place to Call Home EQUAL HOUSING OPPO R TU N ITY Astoria, OR Call 325-8221 for more information © 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 8 In 1999, biologist Sonke Johnsen discovered a deep-sea octopus called Stauroteuthis syrtensis that has developed glowing suckers on its tentacles. This species lives about 2,500 feet down in the Atlantic Ocean. Scientists in a research submarine were able to capture several of these small octopuses which are about the size of a fist. In the laboratory, away from the sub’s bright lights, they saw the tentacles glow blue-green. There are more than 150 species of octopus, all with eight tentacles. These soft-bodied invertebrates (animals without a backbone) range in size. One species is no bigger than your thumb, while the Pacific giant octopus grows to be ten or more feet from the tip of one tentacle to another and can weigh up to 50 pounds. The life of an octopus is one of constant peril. Crabs and small fish like to dine on their eggs and young. A grown octopus must always watch out for other predators in the sea. To escape from a predator, an octopus will squirt out a cloud of ink. Thousands of feet down, where the sea is already inky black, they squirt a glow-in-the-dark ink. Asto ria Fo rest Pro d ucts , LLC 10 Pier 1 • Su ite 301 Astoria , O regon 97103 Astoria, Warrenton, & Seaside 1100 Northwest Ridge Road Hammond OR 97121 reservations 800-562-8506 Info 503-861-2606 Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. 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Astoria AN D TO W IN G The octopus can change color whenever it wishes. Danger causes it to turn pale and excitement causes it to “blush.” Its skin is covered with bumps and warts. To hide, an octopus can not only change its skin color, it can also raise and lower its bumps to make itself warty or smooth. Look through the newspaper and cut out pictures of feet, heads, arms and bodies. Put the pictures back together in new ways to make silly creatures. Certain kinds of octopus can become almost transparent and nearly “disappear” from a predator. How many octopuses can you find hiding here? T ERRY ’ S P LUMBING (503) 325-5180 2095 M a rin e D rive | Astoria ASTORIA | 503-556-0410 CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT INC. Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. What’s Missing? The most deadly predator is the moray eel. It can slip into the same crevice where the octopus hides. Its strong jaws can tear off an octopus’ tentacle! 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