Camouflaging of the Mimic octopus caught on camera! Credits: @firstpost #animalplanet #animalplanetindia #octopus #viralvideos #viralreels #animalreels | Animal Planet India

💪Rate this OctoFlex from 1 to 8 🐙 🎥: OceanVizion 🐙💨 In situations where an octopus is attempting to defend itself, it can either shoot ink, jet away, and/or display deimatic behavior. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 😱 Deimatic is a Greek word that means “to frighten”⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Deimatic behaviors are an attempt to startle predators and are commonly used by animals that lack a strong defense—like this here squishy mimic octopus! 👻 In this instance the mimic octopus flexes it’s muscular hydrostats & displays w

Mimic octopuses may be able to blend into their surroundings, but they can't hide so easily from their own kind. | National Geographic