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The mimic octopus: the ocean's greatest impersonator
Original: The ocean's greatest impersonator. 🐙 The mimic octopus doesn't just change color — it changes its shape and behavior to
The mimic octopus is drawing attention for its remarkable ability to impersonate around 15 different venomous animals, including sea snakes, lionfish and flatfish. Unlike other cephalopods, it changes not just its color but its shape and behavior, choosing its disguise based on which predator is nearby. The species was only formally discovered in 1998, making it a relatively recent addition to science.
Why now: People are sharing the striking fact that the octopus selects its disguise to match specific predators, and that it was discovered so recently.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 8 snapshots from 5 h ago to 1 h ago.
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