Do octopus squirt ink?
Most octopuses can eject a thick, blackish ink in a large cloud to aid in escaping from predators.
The main coloring agent of the ink is melanin, which is the same chemical that gives humans their hair and skin color.
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An octopus (pl: octopuses or octopodes) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda.
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