Mimic Octopus. Incredible power to camouflage.

This video is a great example of an utterly incredible ability of the Mimic Octopus. The species was not discovered until 1998 as divers mistook specimens for other species that it was mimicking. It is thought that the octopus chooses what animal or plant to mimic depending on what predators are nearby.

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Tags: camouflage, mimic, octopus

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