00:00You think magicians are the only ones who can disappear?
00:03Think again.
00:05Meet the ocean's master of illusion, the mimic octopus.
00:10This incredible creature isn't just changing colors.
00:13It's a full-on shapeshifter.
00:16Watch this.
00:17One second, it's an octopus crawling along the seabed.
00:21The next, poof.
00:24It's pretending to be a venomous lionfish,
00:26waving its arms to mimic the fish's spiky fins.
00:30But wait, there's more.
00:32It can also impersonate a flatfish,
00:35gliding seamlessly along the sand,
00:38or even a sea snake,
00:39burying its body and waving two arms to scare off predators.
00:44It has a whole repertoire of over 15 different sea creatures it can imitate.
00:50This isn't just camouflage.
00:52It's strategic, intelligent deception.
00:56So, the next time you're looking at a sea snake,
00:59take a closer look.
01:00It might just be an octopus in disguise.
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