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an image of jelly creatures in the ocean with caption sayings about their names

The Mimic Octopus takes mimicry to a whole new level, mimicking other marine organisms in colour, appearance and even texture, using its pigment sacs called chromatophores. Here's a mimic octopus wishing you a happy April Fools'! The comic appears in my column with Sunday Mid-day.

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a card with an octopus on it's back and the caption in english

Is it a snake? A fish? Nope. This small, crafty creature is an octopus, and it does the best imitations in the ocean. It can twist its arms to look like a lionfish, or lay flat like a poisonous flatfish called a sole. Predators are easily fooled by the mimic octopus, and definitely stay away when it's doing its best to look like a threat. The octopus is even smart enough to decide which act to perform based on the enemy that's interested in it.Color Up: Like others of its kind, this octopus…

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an animal that is laying down on the ground

Working with the California Academy of Sciences which publicized her work, CI-Indonesia’s Crissy Huffard has been studying the evolution of mimicry in Indonesian octopus, which can which can impersonate flatfish, lionfish, and sea snakes to dupe...

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an octopus is shown in this advertisement

Is it a snake? A fish? Nope. This small, crafty creature is an octopus, and it does the best imitations in the ocean. It can twist its arms to look like a lionfish, or lay flat like a poisonous flatfish called a sole. Predators are easily fooled by the mimic octopus, and definitely stay away when it's doing its best to look like a threat. The octopus is even smart enough to decide which act to perform based on the enemy that's interested in it.Color Up: Like others of its kind, this…

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