Flurry Fun Facts: 🐙Giant Pacific octopus Flurry uses suction cups to taste and smell. Her eight arms have about 2,240 individually controlled suction cups, each with more taste receptors than the human tongue! | Milwaukee County Zoo

With the ability to grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) long, the giant Pacific octopus has been known to eat sharks. | National Geographic

A giant Pacific octopus, the largest and longest living octopi species in the world, was rescued near Haystack Rock earlier this month after struggling in the waves and rocky areas along the beach. The crawling creature was first spotted at around 9:30 a.m., June 7, 2023, as the tide was going out between Haystack Rock and the Needles, another nearby rock formation. The person who saw it contacted Haystack Rock Awareness Program who quickly sent a team to return the eight-legged cephalopod back

Join us for a giant pacific octopus feeding session! Did you know octopus have a varied diet that includes lobsters, crabs, fish, and more! | Mystic Aquarium

When you give an octopus a pumpkin 🐙🎃 Giant Pacific octopus use their suckers to move and grab, but also to taste! Watch closely as Zissou explores this bee item in his habitat, which probably tastes nothing like his normal diet! | Alaska SeaLife Center