octopuses are carnivores , which means that they are meat eaters. But their size and whether they are bottom-dwellers or tend to feed more in the open ocean affect exactly what's on their dinner plates. All octopuses have beaks that they use these to tear apart their prey. The beak is made of a material called keratin , which is the same material that your fingernails and a bird's beak are made of. An octopus's beak is found on its underside, where the legs meet. All octopuses have teeth, but how many teeth they have depends on the specific species. These teeth can be found on their tongues, inside their mouths, and even on their leg suckers. These teeth, along with the help of the beak, allow them to drill holes right into shelled creatures and get out the tasty meat. All octopuses use venom, which they will usually inject into their prey using their beaks. Each species of octopus has venom with varying levels of poison. All octopuses are stealthy hunters. An o...
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