An curved arrow pointing right. Ed O'Neill voices Hank in "Finding Dory," a mimic octopus that lost a tentacle (technically making him a septopus). The mimic octopus is a real creature ...

Perhaps the most impressive of all self-concealers is the mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus. Discovered in 1998 in Indonesia, this octopus doesn’t copy surrounding rocks, reefs and seaweed like ...

The mimic octopus, which lives in sandy habitats devoid of any shelter, even impersonates some of the ocean’s deadliest ...

Highly intelligent creatures, giant Pacific octopuses have learned to open jars, mimic other octopuses, and solve mazes in lab tests. Their population numbers are unknown, and they do not ...

The mimic octopus isn’t just a camouflage expert—it’s a full-blown shape-shifter. Found in the murky waters of Southeast Asia, this clever cephalopod can mimic not just one, but several ...

Octopuses are like aliens on Earth: three hearts, blue blood, and the ability to squeeze through a space the size of their eyeball; they can use tools, transform their bodies to mimic other ...