Master of Deception!
Master of deception!
This Octopus uses multiple escape mechanisms to avoid the teeth of an angry triggerfish. It ejects ink in an attempt to scare or distract the aggressor.
It also has the ability to blend with its surroundings.
This Octopus is using Camouflage.
The Octopus is covered in specialised skin cells called chromatophores. Each containing a microscopic pigment sack.
The stretching or squeezing of these sacks causes rapid color change.
Other Chromatophores control opacity or reflectivity.
The mimic octopus has an extra trick up its sleeve. The ability to change the texture of its surroundings.
And to impersonate a variety of marine animals and plants.
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Scientific Classification:
Class: Cephalopoda
(unranked): Neocoleoidea
Clade: Vampyropoda
Superorder: Octopodiformes
Order: Octopoda
Suborders: Cirrina, Incirrina
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