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A listing of low fat foods to help you reaching your dieting goals. Foods low in fat and low calorie foods are proven to help active people lower their weight. By hitting the "make your version" button you can build your own list of less fatty foods. These awesome foods can get you on the track of losing weight and belly fat.

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Octopus

An octopus is a cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda. It has two eyes and four pairs of arms and, like other cephalopods, it is bilaterally symmetric. An octopus has a hard beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms. An octopus has no internal or external skeleton, allowing it to squeeze through tight places. Octopuses are among the most intelligent and behaviorally flexible of all invertebrates.
Octopuses inhabit many diverse regions of the ocean, including coral reefs, pelagic waters, and the ocean floor. They have numerous strategies for defending themselves against predators, including the expulsion of ink, the use of camouflage and deimatic displays, their ability to jet quickly through the water, and their ability to hide. An octopus trails its eight arms behind it as it swims. All octopuses are venomous, but only one group, the blue-ringed octopus, is known to be deadly to humans.
Around 300 species are recognized, which is over one-third of the total number of known cephalopod species. The term 'octopus' may also be used to refer specifically to the genus Octopus.

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Enter the Animal Kingdom

Animals

Since the dawn of the 20th century, man has created a bevy of wonder boys and super powered gals that can do anything under the sun. But would you believe that there are animals walking among us that can pretty much do exactly what our fictional heroes are doing in comic books and on the big screen? It’s always amazing to take a look at the cool things animals can do – from regenerating their limbs, to shooting blood out of their eyes, and even lifting a ton of weight with their face, the animal kingdom is truly full of superheroes. If you don’t believe us, take a look at this list of cool animal facts. Animals with superpowers are in just about every comic, from Dynomutt the dog wonder, to K9 of Doctor Who fame. But those fictional pups are nowhere near as cool as the super-powered animals that appear on this list. Sure, Dynomutt might be able to fly, but that’s nothing an albatross can’t do. And we’re pretty sure that no fictional animal has the ability to live forever like one of the very special animals on this list. Take a peek at the animals with superpowers that are collected on this list, and think about which animal you’d most like to have in your corner if you saw a big bad coming your way. Vote up the animals with the coolest abilities, then head to the comments to tells us all about how your cat has this neat superpower where it can sit still for hours at a time.

It&#39;s a Bird, It&#39;s a Plane, It&#39;s a... Laysan Albatross?

Real Animals That Literally Have Superpowers

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basically a super turtle

Amazing Animals Facts & Abilities | List of Animals Like Superheroes

Jacob Shelton

What is the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-kinds-of-fish-to-eat/ranker-food?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best type of fish</a> to eat on sushi or sashimi when you go out to eat? Transitioning from the cutesy world of deliciously wrapped <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-types-of-sushi-rolls/ranker-food">sushi rolls</a>&nbsp;into the mystical world of sashimi (thinly sliced, raw fish) can be intimidating. For a beginner sushi eater, ordering raw food blindly off a menu may be the very reason you stick to the safety of sushi rolls. But this list of types of sashimi will teach you enough about the deliciously delicate raw fish to prompt some serious sushi cravings and boost your menu ordering confidence the next time you're out for Japanese fare.Sashimi, the sushi roll's cooler, tougher, older brother, is all about the taste and cut of the fish. When you're eating a sushi roll, raw fish is usually smothered in cream cheese, avocado, or hot sauce, which is amazing and tasty and all, but you're sacrificing the integrity and flavor of a seriously delicious food for the sake of condiments. Sashimi is literally just the fish. Often, sashimi is draped over a small portion of rice and enjoyed with a little soy sauce or wasabi added to your bite - a preparation is called nigiri.On this list of the best fish to eat raw, you'll learn the Japanese and English name for sashimi favorites listed on sushi menus across the globe. Vote up the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-types-of-sushi-rolls/ranker-food?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">types of sushi</a> fish you like the most, and add whatever you think is the best fish to eat raw.

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Under the Sea

Everyone loves seafood, including people who are allergic to shellfish. But what are the best kinds of seafood? This is a list of all of your favorite crustaceans, cephalopods, and mollusks, ranked by how often you would like to eat them. Each sea creature is listed here for you to vote up if you think it is delicious. Some great things about seafood include that they are mostly protein and that they are mostly water, which means virtually no calories. You can eat 14 lbs. of shrimp and not gain a single human pound. Also, many / most types of sea animals can be eaten grilled, boiled, or even raw, so it comes right to your plate looking like it just accidentally took a detour out of the sea and not disguised like something else. Eat it how it is, or just add a little lemon juice or butter if you want. Just don't forget to remove the head LOL!What is your favorite type of seafood? What kind of platter do you want at Joe's Crab Shack or Red Lobster or wherever you are taking your crush tonight? Maybe you can order a lobster tail like an aristocrat, or shrimp prepared six different ways like the local comptroller. Does your menu offer a dozen or even a bucket of clams? If so, you might have to decide between those and the mussels with the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-french-fries?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">French fries</a>, just like Napoleon Bonaparte once did. If your favorite seafood is crab, crawfish, or sea urchin, it is your lucky day, because those items are on this list for you to vote up up up as you please.For the sake of brevity, this list doesn't include actual fish that are just regular fish. You know what that means. It is great if you are like, &quot;My favorite seafood is fish,&quot; but this list is only about non-fish. Great; please vote up the animals that you think are the best kinds of seafoods to eat. If you are like &quot;Yuck, I hate all seafood and/or am allergic to it,&quot;&nbsp;no need to do anything at all!&nbsp;

Sea Urchin

The Best (Non-Fish) Seafood, Ranked

The Best Kinds of Seafood to Eat, Ranked

Carly Kiel

Lists about some of the most beautiful, dangerous, and otherwordly creatures that thrive in our very own oceans.

Our Neighbors in the Sea

Sea Creatures

If you take a look at a photo&nbsp;of sea creature eggs, you'll probably notice that some of them are seriously weird. These underwater inhabitants&nbsp;are&nbsp;wildly different from us and their&nbsp;offspring have to survive in an extremely hostile&nbsp;environment but&nbsp;that doesn't make their&nbsp;creepy sea eggs any less, well, creepy.&nbsp;To be fair, some of the&nbsp;strange eggs from ocean creatures aren't actually creepy. In fact, some&nbsp;are beautiful. Others are just ridiculous; they&nbsp;look like tornado fries, sometimes like swanky&nbsp;beaded curtains.Prepare to be amazed (or slightly grossed out)&nbsp;by these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-strangest-animal-fish-and-insect-eggs-in-nature/rylee_en" target="_blank">weird animal eggs</a>.

17 Seriously Weird Sea Creature Eggs That'll Change How You See The Ocean

What Sea Creature Eggs Look Like (17 Photos)

Anna Lindwasser

Sometimes being a human is just the worst. Wouldn't life be way more fun if you were a freewheeling, carefree, floating, swimming, sea creature? When life gets to be too much, just imagine yourself in the fins of a dolphin or zipping around like a jellyfish. As the most famous movie crab once said, &quot;Life under the sea is better than anything we've got up [here].&quot;What makes life as <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/strange-sea-creatures-camoflauge/cynthia-griffith?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">a sea creature</a> so much fun? Well for one, it's nice and quiet. No cars honking at all! At most you might accidentally pick up on another dolphin's echolocation, which isn't really that bad in the grand scheme of things. Sure, a shark could eat you (unless you ARE the shark!!!!) or you could run into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but you don't have to file taxes or worry about your bank account for even one moment.So, which cool sea creature do you want to be? Which ocean dweller represents your true self? Vote up the sea creatures you'd most want to live as and add any other cool sea life that isn't already listed!

Narwhal

What Sea Creature Do You Want to Be?

Amy Boal

Lists of creatures around the world that are simply beautiful (or, at least, very interesting).

Cool-Looking Animals

Interesting

Camouflage is pretty common in the animal kingdom, but animals that can change their colors are much less common. This list is full of animals that have the spectacular evolutionary gift of being able to change their colors. Some of them can change to blend into a new background in less than a second.The reasons animals change their colors do vary, as do the methods they use to change colors, and scientists still do not completely understand the ways in which some animals change. But the mystery just makes them all the more awesome to look at.

Animals That Can Change Their Color (And How They Do It)

Animals That Can Change Their Color (And How They Do It!)

Katherine Ripley

Insane foods people actually eat—but YOU should not—because they are way too decadent or just downright disgusting.

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There aren't that many animals humans are willing to eat while they're still alive, but there are enough out there to remind you that yes, humans are and always will be animals, too.&nbsp;And the other <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/animals-can-be-eaten-alive/laura-allan?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">animals eaten alive</a> the most by humans tend to be quite a bit smaller than us, but sometimes we get ballsy and stare at a big ol' fish right in its fishy eyeballs while we eat its deep-fried flesh. Why do we engage in this savage practice? Some say live animals just taste better, while some do it for sport or novelty. Regardless, there appears to be no signs of this practice slowing down. Here's a look at a dozen creatures served while still alive and kicking.

Animals That Are Served as Food... Alive!

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Are we all alone in the universe? Probs not.

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Octopuses look pretty weird, even alien at times, but is it possible they really are from out of this world? Some researchers think so. Based on octopuses&#39;&nbsp;DNA, fossil records, and even their bizarre appearance, some scientists&nbsp;believe&nbsp;the creatures might&nbsp;be&nbsp;aliens. These researchers&nbsp;have published a paper&nbsp;in a reputable&nbsp;journal, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/science-mysteries-explained-by-aliens/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">explaining&nbsp;how it makes sense</a> that octopuses, or their ancestors, came to Earth aboard a meteor&nbsp;and have stuck around since.

Other scientists say the notion is&nbsp;ludicrous, based on nothing but wishful thinking. They&#39;ve also called out the original researchers of the theory&nbsp;for lack of proper authority on the subject.&nbsp;

So are&nbsp;octopuses&nbsp;aliens? While it may seem&nbsp;unlikely, the researchers&#39;&nbsp;theories, even without concrete evidence,&nbsp;do support the idea. At least no one will be surprised if octopuses begin a worldwide incursion any time soon.

Researchers Claim Octopuses Are Alien Life Forms

Researchers Are Claiming Octopuses Are Alien Life Forms

Laura Allan

Sure, we&#39;ve all heard a lot about the zombie apocalypse by now. People seem to love thinking about how they might fare in the event of exanimated beings&nbsp;coming back to life. Bookstores are full of zombie survival guides, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) even published <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/index.htm" target="_blank">guidelines</a> for what to do in case of a zombie outbreak.

As it turns out, however,&nbsp;we may be preparing for the wrong scenario. Instead of spending so much time worrying about&nbsp;zombies, we should be&nbsp;more concerned with the potential of an octopus uprising. After all, as far as we know, zombies don&#39;t exist (yet), but <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/octopus-facts/coreybarger" target="_blank">octopus&nbsp;facts</a> tell us the sea creatures&nbsp;are evolving every day. And they can be freaking scary - in fact, we have reasons to think that <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/researchers-claim-octopuses-alien-life-forms/laura-allan" target="_blank">octopuses might be alien</a>&nbsp;life-forms living in our oceans.

Zombies have remained&nbsp;the talk of the town for a while, but we should&nbsp;be keeping a wary eye on our seas&nbsp;instead of graveyards. The octopus apocalypse might be far&nbsp;scarier than any zombie revolution.&nbsp;

All The Reasons You Should Live In Fear Of An Octopus Apocalypse

The Scariest Things About Octopuses

Orrin Grey

Octopuses are extremely complicated, mysterious, talented creatures with a long list of hidden talents! These spineless but colorful sea-dwelling beasts have been around for ages keeping life in the ocean interesting. Check out this list of the most fun octopus facts and quickly see why these creatures reign supreme on the ocean floor.This list of random octopus facts will make you fear and admire the animals down below... if you ever see one. They are masters of defense with the ability to camouflage their entire bodies in mere seconds. In addition, they are extremely agile due to their lack of a skeleton, and they can even grow back arms they've lost! And let's not forget the way octopuses use ink to deter predators. That unique defense mechanism has fascinated humans for centuries! These interesting octopus facts are only the beginning on this list, full of fun information about octopuses.Take a look at all the facts below and vote up the coolest and most interesting octopus tidbits. And watch out for those arms - they are more than just suction cups!

21 Fun Facts You Should Know About Octopuses

21 Cool Octopus Facts That Are Really Fascinating

Corey Barger

How&nbsp;do&nbsp;octopuses&nbsp;reproduce? If you think about it, you'll realize that it's actually kind of strange. They aren't mammals, so they don't give birth like whales. You may be surprised to know that octopuses actually lay eggs. What does it look like when an octopus gives birth? Find out here! Discover just how weird looking octopus eggs are, and how fascinating it is to watch them hatch.&nbsp;Octopus eggs hatching is a beautifully bizarre process that almost looks otherworldly. Perhaps that's because octopus reproduction takes place in some of the most mysterious habitats on earth. <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/octopus-facts/coreybarger" target="_blank">Octopus facts</a> reveal&nbsp;that male octopuses use a special&nbsp;arm&nbsp;for reproduction. They insert this arm into a female's&nbsp;oviduct, and in some species, the male loses the arm, which the female keeps until she lays eggs.&nbsp;The process of laying eggs, caring for them, and their eventual hatching is one of the most labor and time intensive feats in the animal world. These brilliant and devoted <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cephalopod-intelligence-facts/katherine-ripley" target="_blank">cephalopod</a>&nbsp;mothers and their young deserve some credit for their hard work. Check out details about octopus reproduction below to see some awesome and&nbsp;ethereal images of the mysteries of the ocean.&nbsp;

What Octopus Eggs Look Like When They're Hatching Is Straight Out Of A Sci-Fi Movie

Eric Luis

Octopuses are some of the most fascinating and intelligent creatures on Earth. With their alien looks and inquisitive nature they've inspired all kinds of mystical stories, legends, art, and scientific query. But lately,&nbsp;some&nbsp;octopus-lovers have been&nbsp;worried about an unusual phenomenon involving these cephalopods that seems straight out of a sci-fi movie.Although&nbsp;many species of octopus&nbsp;can survive for limited times on land, octopuses beaching themselves is not common.&nbsp;But a&nbsp;massive octopus beaching in Wales has got scientists scratching their heads, and some people believe that there must be&nbsp;something terrible wrong. No one knows exactly why this is happening, but experts have put forward a number of hypothesis to explain this strange situation. This isn't the only case of animals mysteriously <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/mass-animal-deaths-090415/mike-rothschild" target="_blank">dying en&nbsp;masse</a>, but it is the latest to bring concern to environmentalists everywhere.The great octopus beaching remains an enigma, but scientists are hoping that it is a contained incident. For now, the focus should be to find out why these octopuses are doing this and figure out a way to prevent further beachings.

Why Did Octopuses Beach Themselves In Mass, Alarming Numbers?

Octopuses may yet take over the world:&nbsp;they're just that clever, versatile,&nbsp;and&nbsp;powerful.&nbsp;Of all the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/octopus-facts/coreybarger" target="_blank">coolest facts about octopuses</a>, the most visually fascinating aspect about them lies in their escape abilities. With nary&nbsp;a bone in their bodies, octopuses squeeze through tiny openings like flesh made liquid, their tentacles worming forward while pulling along their meaty heads. Their flexible bodies, coupled with their remarkable intelligence, let octopuses escape through openings hardly big enough for you to fit your hand through. Imagine&nbsp;a 500+ pound octopus moving through a tube the size of a hamster's play area. But an octopus's&nbsp;remarkable pliability allows for more than just Dillinger-level escapes, it also lets them burrow into the ground and set traps for unsuspecting prey.&nbsp;To see these talents in action, check out the videos below of octopuses escaping through small openings and vote up the images you think are the wildest. The cephalopods in each video, including <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/badass-facts-about-inky-the-octopus/nida-sea" target="_blank">the famous octopus, Inky</a>, put even the most talented contortionists to utter shame. Houdini who?&nbsp;

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