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Friday 24 April 2015

Unit 27 Research activity

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

Read the information: 

  • Where does it live? 
The tree octopus, can be found in Temperate Rainforest's  located in Olympic Peninsula (on the west coast of America.) Their specific habitat lies on the Eastern side, of a mountain range, adjacent to Hood Canal.
  • What are its natural predators? 
The Bald Eagle and Sasquatch.
  • What form of locomotion does it use to move? 
The tree octopus uses Tentaculation (a form of locomotion), to move around. She would reach out, with one of her eight arms, each one covered in suckers to enable herself to grab a branch and pull herself along.
  • Find three sources that determine the accuracy and reliability of this website.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/tree-octopus-facts.html
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/treeoctopus.asp 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1352929/Endangered-tree-octopus-proves-students-believe-read-Internet.html 

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