Gedjo and his octopuses

Gedjo (local fisherman) and his octopuses at ACI marina in Korcula.

The octopus is a cephalopod of the order Octopoda that inhabits many diverse regions of the ocean, incousive of Adriatic Sea

In the larger sense, there are around 300 recognized octopus species, which is over one-third of the total number of known cephalopod species.

An octopus has eight flexible arms, which trail behind it as it swims. Most octopuses have no internal or external skeleton, allowing them to squeeze through tight places. An octopus has a hard beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms. Octopuses are highly intelligent, probably the most intelligent invertebrates. For defense against predators, they hide, flee quickly, expel ink, or use color-changing camouflage. Octopuses are bilaterally symmetrical, like other cephalopods, with two eyes and four pairs of arms. They are not radially symmetrical, like sea stars.