- The
mimic octopus (
Thaumoctopus mimicus) is a
species of
octopus from the Indo-Pacific region. Like
other octopuses, it uses its chromatop****s to disguise...
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Retrieved 1
October 2008. Norman, M. D. (2005). "The 'Mimic Octopus' (
Thaumoctopus mimicus n. gen. et sp.), a new
octopus from the
tropical Indo-West Pacific...
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Scaeurgus Troschel, 1857 (5 species)
Teretoctopus Robson, 1929 (2 species)
Thaumoctopus Norman & Hochberg, 2005 (monotypic)
Wunderpus Hochberg,
Norman & Finn...
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threatening herbivorous parrotfish to
approach unaware prey. The
octopus Thaumoctopus mimicus is
known to
mimic a
number of
different venomous organisms it...
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collaborated on the
description of
several species of Octopus, most
notably Thaumoctopus mimicus (mimic octopus) and
Wunderpus photogenicus (the wunderpus). Hochberg...
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click calls to
mimic unpalatable tiger moths.
Octopuses of the
genus Thaumoctopus (the
mimic octopus) are able to
intentionally alter their body shape...
- have "a
rudimentary form of self-awareness".
Cephalopods Mimic octopus (
Thaumoctopus mimicus): A
video in 2025
showed a
Mimic Octopus recognising itself in...
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other octopuses like
Octopus chierchiae,
Octopus zonatus,
Abdopus spp.,
Thaumoctopus mimicus, and
Wunderpus photogenicus, the body
patterns it
exhibits are...
- Norman, 1999
Scaeurgus nesisi Norman,
Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005
Thaumoctopus mimicus Norman & Hochberg, 2005 "Parks
Victoria Executive Team". www...
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exhibit this
aggressive behavior on its
close relative the
mimic octopus (
Thaumoctopus mimicus).
Using its
longest arm to form the loop
around its opponent...
