By: Lilly
Richards
The amazing Octolifi is an extraordinary species of animal
that lives in the dark, cold waters of Mars. This elusive animal is very well
adapted to living anywhere in the water. It is usually found in the bottom of
the water (the reason for its lamp like projection made of mucus) where the
pressure is so much that only very few and rare creatures can inhabit.
The Octolifi is an omnivore (even
though most people get commonly mislead it is a carnivore because of its many
sharp teeth) and eats seaweed and small krill and crustations. This creature
strains its food through its teeth and baleen plates at the back of its mouth.
Its big single eye makes it easy for
it to see all around it. The Octolifi’s eye can turn 180 degrees on either
side. Its 8 spiraling legs (octo) are not used to grasp prey, but instead to
let the Octolifi maneuver across the ocean floor. The Octolifi can swim, but
only straight up because of the fact that the Shartevore (a deadly predator) can
only stay on the bottom of the ocean. This confuses them so that the Octolifi
is safe from being eaten.
No comments:
Post a Comment