Record Number of Octopuses on British South Coast: 'Looks Like the Spanish Armada'

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A record number of octopuses are being caught off the British south coast this summer. The Octopus vulgaris is primarily known from the warmer waters of the Mediterranean Sea and is a favorite food of Spaniards and Greeks. However, due to warmer seawater resulting from climate change, the octopus has now ended up off the British coast in large numbers. The octopus has eight arms, three hearts, no backbone, and is, according to scientists, a par…