This time only one species instead of an entire group, especially because I'm lazy but because Thaumoctopus mimicus, octopus camouflage is cool. Let's face it, all cephalopods are cool because of their arsenal of weapons and abilities to James Bond, and perhaps you might spend all their post in the future, but our friend is special and certainly much less known by the masses. Already flattened and elongated tentacles very different from the basic structure of ' Octopus vulgaris, Common octopus , but the real surprise is another. All cephalopods can change color instantly with skin cells called chromatophores, to communicate or hide, but the "mimetic" in the name of the octopus camouflage refers to the fact that it is a mime, not only camouflages itself with the environment, but if necessary can simulate in color, shape and behavior in other animals , usually poisonous, to deter predators. Lumping all the tentacles and swimming with undulating motion imitates a sole toxic, hiding the body in a hole and stick by two black and white striped tentacles seems to be a lethal (and easily recognizable - is the key to be left alone) species sea \u200b\u200bserpent swimming slowly with tentacles radially arched and open (always STRIPS) recalls the deadly lionfish, emerging from a crack with bulging eyes hidden tentacles and looks like a pistol shrimp (or mantis of the sea). Other animals are imitated crabs, stingrays and ofiuroidei (stars serpentine).
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