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3M views · 4.6K shares | Mimic octopuses may be able to blend into their surroundings, but they can't hide so easily from their own kind. | National Geographic | Facebook

💪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

This is the mimic octopus which is also called the shape shifting octopus. It has the ability to mimic its environment and take on the shape of various objects and animals. Look at how incredible this creature is, and tell me if this could have evolved. How on earth could this octopus just know what to do without a Creator?! | Biblical Creation