mimic octopus
thaumoctopus mimicus latin

The best known of these is probably the mimic octopus.

A few species, such as the mimic octopus, have another defence mechanism.

The mimic octopus is the first of its kind to possess the ability.

More often, however, the Mimic Octopus can be seen foraging for food.

As mentioned earlier, the mimic octopus varies its mimicry according to the situation.

The mimic octopus can either be classified as a hunter or a forager.

Some of the more common animals the mimic octopus pretends to be are the following:

It is unknown whether the mimic octopus is in fact poisonous to its predators.

It is unknown just how many animals the mimic octopus knows how to morph into.

The mimic octopus is the only known aquatic species to be able to impersonate an array of different sea animals via behavior.

Some octopuses, such as the mimic octopus, will move their arms in ways that emulate the shape and movements of other sea creatures.

The mimic octopus does contain these chromatophors, and does have the ability to blend in with backgrounds as well.

The mimic octopus should not be confused with Wunderpus photogenicus, which has fixed white markings.

Mimic octopus's strategy is quite impressive.

The mimic octopus is known to impersonate lionfish and sea snakes by adapting their movement and colour.

W. photogenicus is often confused with the similarly coloured mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus.

The mimic octopus was first discovered off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia by a group of scientists in the early 1990's.

That is because those are the only two animals that are common to those conditions that a mimic octopus can survive on.

Australian scientists have recently discovered a spectacular group of octopuses, called mimic octopuses, which can change shape to impersonate other marine animals.

The mimic octopus is a master of disguise: copying undulating movements, twisting into different shapes and altering its colour patterns to impersonate other sea life.

Jellyfish- The Mimic Octopus will act as a Jellyfish sometimes to scare off certain predators.

The so-called 'mimic octopuses' of tropical Indonesia are reputed to mimic up to 15 species of other local marine organisms.

Because the Mimic Octopus prefers to live in shallow, murky waters, it is believed that its diet consists almost exclusively, of small fish and crustaceans.

The mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus, is a unique species of octopus capable of impersonating other sea animals.

Sea snake - If under attack, a mimic octopus may hide completely in a hole except for two of its legs, which it sticks out in opposite directions.

W. photogenicus is often confused with the similarly coloured mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus.

The mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus, is a unique species of octopus capable of impersonating other sea animals.

In findings published in the journal Coral Reefs, scientists say this is the first evidence of the unusual association between a fish and a mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus).

Black marble jawfish, Stalix histrio (Family: Opistognathidae) (red arrow) in association with the Indonesian mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus.

The Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) is a type of octopus that can mimic flatfish, starfish, eels, sea snakes, coral and more kinds of animals.