Have you seen the movie “Remarkably Bright Creatures”? If you haven’t, I won’t ruin it for you, but it is a story about an octopus named Marcellus and a cleaning lady named Tova. The octopus is a giant Pacific octopus, which is the largest kind of octopus in the world. While most are about 10 – 15 feet tip to tip and weigh about 30 pounds, the largest giant Pacific octopus on record weighed in at 600 pounds and was 32 feet tip to tip.
A lot of things eat octopi, including humans. Each year, over three million tons of giant Pacific octopi are caught in a $6 billion a year industry. The giant Pacific octopus also eats a lot of things, mostly crabs and fish, but not humans. They have a “beak” which is sharp and can inflict a painful bite. They are also venomous, as are all species of octopi. U…