SOME COOL PLATYPUS & OCTOPUS FACTS FOR YOUR STARMIMI CONTENT!!! ⭐️🐙
⭐️ Platypus Fun Facts ⭐️
Platypus are considered to be luxuriously soft and have one of the most densely layered coats in the animal kingdom. With their thick fur coat, Platypus are able to trap air within their fur to help keep themselves warm ✨️
Platypus are Bioluminescent and glow under Ultraviolet light. When exposed to UV lights, their fur will glow a bright teal while their skin shows to be a just as vibrant purple ✨️
Platypus bills are extremely sensitive! This is because they are covered top to bottom in about 40,000 electroreceptors dedicated to sensing the electrical currents caused by the animals swimming around them. Platypus use these electric fields as their form of touch while underwater ✨️
A Platypus's tail can be a big indicator of their health! Platypus store fat in their tails, which make up about 40% of their entire body weight. They also use their tails as paddles while swimming. The bigger the tail, the healthier the platypus ✨️
Platypus do actually make noises! They growl...? Purr....? Coo???? I don't know what to call it so I will leave you to decide. ✨️
Platypus Love Donut (come here shippers) ✨️
🐙 Octopus Fun Facts 🐙
An Octopus's body shifts through colors and textures while they sleep, scientists believe they can use this to tell what they are dreaming about 🐙
While most species of Octopus have a venomous bite, the Mimic Octopus is one of the few, if not the only, non-venemous members of its kind 🐙
To a degree, Octopus have 9 brains. The main brain is located inside their head and then 8 pseudo-brains, which are a cluster of nerves that form at the base of each tentacle. If the main brain is not controlling a specific tentacle, its pseudo-brain brain may take over and begin controlling it 🐙
An Octopus has 3 hearts! Their main heart, known as the Systematic heart, circulates blood throughout the body while the secondary hearts (AKA Branchial or Gill hearts) pump blood throughout their gills 🐙
Octopus blood is blue because it contains Copper instead of Iron 🐙
The suction cups of an octopus tend to have a strong grip, and handling one can result in gaining circular bruises on their skin. Marine Biologist will playfully refer to this as "Octopus Hickeys." Though for any unfortunate soul who gets attacked by an octopus, those suction cups will tend to leave behind near gashes instead of simple bruises 🐙
Have a lovely day/night, Shippers! Feel free to tag me if you make anything inspired by these fun facts! /gen /nf
