擬態章魚

擬態章魚（Thaumoctopus mimicus）是章魚科擬態章魚屬的唯一一種，身長60公分，直到1998年才被發現。居住在東南亞的蘇拉威西島海域。

擬態章魚以非常厲害的擬態能力稱著，可以偽裝成海蛇、蓑鮋、蛇尾、比目魚、魟魚、海葵、水母、獅子魚和蝦蛄的容貌。

外部連結

• [http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/4/fish Captive Observations of the Mimic Octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071006040008/http://www.tonmo.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=51 TONMO.com Octopodidae Forum] - includes mimic octopus discussions
• [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/09/0920_octopusmimic.html National Geographic.com Article]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101202090352/http://waterworxbali.com/thaumoctopus-mimicus-mimic-octopus.shtml Thaumoctopus mimicus photos]
• [http://www.starfish.ch/c-invertebrates/octopus.html Starfish with photos of the mimic octopus]
• [http://www.islandream.com/kungkungan/mimic3.jpg Island Dream's photo]
• [http://www.mapress.com/mr/content/v25/2005f/n2p070.htm Scientific description (Abstract)]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110913142646/http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/indo_malayan_mimic_octopus/ pharyngula.org article with still images and Quicktime movies]
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-LTWFnGmeg