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The Mimic Octopus is the Zelig of all cephalopods. It can, at the drop of a tentacle, disguise itself as any one of 15 lethal species.

“Having studied many octopus species in the wild, I am never surprised by the color and shape change capacities of these animals,” said Mark Norman of the Melbourne Museum in Australia. “However, this animal stood out as it was the only one we’ve encountered that goes beyond camouflage to take on the guise of dangerous animals.”

It’s even more impressive than the Transformer Owl.

And the Transformer Owl is very impressive.

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From a National Geographic photo-feature on recently discovered deep-sea creatures in Newfoundland.

‘I will call him Squishy, and he will be mine. And he will be my Squishy.’

See it and read it all here.

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Mashup artist, Mark Vidler – he of the rather excellent Smells Like Rockin’ Robin has been at it again. This time meshing Petula Clarke’s Downtown with the Beatles’ Octopus’s Garden.

Shouldn’t work. But does.