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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, found in Indo-Pacific waters and only formally described in 1998, is drawing attention for its remarkable defences. It can alter its shape, colour and behaviour to imitate around 15 venomous species, including sea snakes, lionfish and flatfish, and reportedly chooses its disguise depending on which predator is nearby. Nature enthusiasts are sharing the animal as a striking example of adaptive behaviour in marine biology.
Why now: Striking footage and facts about the octopus's shape-shifting abilities are circulating among nature enthusiasts.
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