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The Mimic Octopus

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  • What does mimic mean?
    Copy
  • What does disguise mean?
    Pretend to be something else
  • How does it catch its food?
    Uses its tentacles to pull food to its mouth
  • What kinds of fish can it mimic?
    Lionfish, sea snake, stingray
  • What does the octopus change to disguise itself?
    Its colour and shape
  • What does the mimic octopus copy?
    The look and movements of other ocean creatures
  • Where does it live?
    Burrows in the sand
  • What proves that the mimic octopus is smart?
    It pretends to be a creature based on what predators are nearby
  • Why does it mimic?
    Protection
  • What does the mimic octopus eat?
    Crabs, small fish, worms
  • What are predators?
    Hunters