An octopus? We’re aware of the amazing art of mimicry cuttlefish have, blending into their backgrounds, but their close relative the octopus may go one better again, by pretending to be a fish! The Atlantic longarm octopus, a caribean species, has been filmed mimicing flounder and other bottom-dwelling flat-fish. It is not clear why they do this, but video is available on the National Geographic website. The story is also picked up byt the BBC World Service’s Science in Action. Links for more information:

National Geographic: Atlantic Octopus Mimics Flounders—A First

Science In Action: 12/03/2010 (Ivory trade…)