# Pulpo común (Octopus vulgaris), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 33

- By: Diego Delso
- Date: 2020-07-21
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pulpo_com%C3%BAn_(Octopus_vulgaris),_Parque_natural_de_la_Arr%C3%A1bida,_Portugal,_2020-07-21,_DD_33.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
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Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal. This mollusc is the most studied of all octopus species. It is cosmopolitan, that is, a global species, which ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean Sea and the southern coast of England, to the southern coast of South Africa. The common octopus hunts at dusk. Crabs, crayfish, and bivalve molluscs (two-shelled, such as cockles) are preferred, although the octopus eats almost anything it can catch. It is able to change color to blend in with its surroundings, and is able to jump upon any unwary prey that strays across its path. Using its beak, it is able to break into the shells of shelled molluscs.