Introduction:
The Hapalochlaena lunulata (Greater blue-ringed octopus) is a very small species in size that can spread up to 20cm. However, for such a small animal, they can be easily distinguished in its habitat, as when they are angry, their dark brown/yellow colour becomes covered with illuminous blue rings. It is thought that this brilliant colour is exposed as a warning to any predator. The H. lunulata is an independent species, as it inclines to spend most of its time in hiding, avoiding any competitors, and focuses on survival. However, when faced with confrontation from competition, it has a tendency of fleeing as it is not very aggressive. Nevertheless, when provoked, the H. lunulata attacks its predator by biting, releasing its poisonous venom, produced by …show more content…
The possible results of the experiment that would not reject the null hypothesis is that there is no correlation between the size or the proximity of the object and the intensity or size of the blue rings on the Hapalochlaena lunulata. For example, each H. lunulata will differ in their response- they will not present their rings or they will present their rings immediately and not differ when the object is bigger or closer. The possible results of the experiment that would lead to rejecting the null hypothesis is that there would be a correlation between the size and correlation between the size of the object or the proximity of the object and the intensity or size of the blue rings on the Hapalochlaena lunulata. For example, the size and intensity of the blue rings would increase as the object got bigger and as the object got closer as a warning and defense mechanism before it attacks or