Octopus
 photo ©Gretchen Coffman, University of San Francisco, used with permission |
Octopus use mimicry to hide from predators. The use color, pattern and texture to mimic the ocean floor, sea plants, coral and rocks. |
 photo © Catherine Marshall, used with permission |
This is an octopus mimicking coral. |
 photo © Matt Preece, used with permission |
(a hint on seeing the octopus that looks like coral) |
 photo © James van den Broek, used with permission |
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 photo © Catherine Marshall, used with permission |
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 photo © Tony Wu, used with permission |
This octopus is mimicking the ocean floor. |
 photo © Eunice Khoo, used with permission |
This octopus changes to a darker color to camouflage with the ocean plants. |
