octopus in cloak mode

• the Bear

  13 Apr 05, 22:47

  well, back to the octopus.. they're really intelligent
  
  so are its fellow cephalopods, the cuttlefish....
  
  but squid are dumb
  
  not too sure about the nautilus tho'
• XsIcSiCsIcX

  13 Apr 05, 23:28

  Originally posted by Ibram Gaunt:

  Yah, I've seen this before. It's the Mimic Octopus....it can disguise itself as coral, seasnake, log, etc....to escape preds and to capture prey.

  FYI its not the mimic octopus.....mimic octopi have 2 pointy points....
• HENG@

  14 Apr 05, 08:58

  Originally posted by MooKu:

  you mean -> i happy, i look like cow. i not happy i look like mushroom.
  
  

  no i mean, throw u into the fying pan, and i'll get an instant steak with mushroom sauce dish.
• Larry

  14 Apr 05, 09:53

  Saw 2 live performances by the octopus when I was diving in the Phillipines 2 yrs back. The camoflage ability displayed was simply magnificent.