MIMIC OCTOPUS EATING A CRAB

I was planning to take some pictures of this Mimic Octopus, but my camera lens fogged up, so I threw it on video and I was able to catch this footage of a tiny octopus eating a large crab (relatively speaking)

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• mimic octopus
• crab
• underwater diving
• wildlife
• nature
• reef
• scuba
• wilderness
• outdoors

[SwankEldorado]

It honestly looks to me like it's trying to imitate one of the divers there for a bit. Which is beyond incredible.

[loudasss]

looked to me like it was first trying to look something like a turtle.... then it went into some sort of crab-like thing... and then if floated away like a starfish, and finally went into some kind of scorpion-looking animal. then it just gave up and went back into trying to look like either a turtle, or more likely.... a clam. (?)

[darkkristian22]

for a second i thought it honestly looked like jesus...

[MsCute1221]

you're so lucky

I would love to find one of these on my free time when i'm in the ocean or sea exploring it wonders.

[StokesIsTheName]

I think the octi won :p

[omaiomaiomai]

where did you take this? id really like to see this amazing creature with my own eyes :D

[pfalgoutable]

i'm not so sure that the guy with the camera knows that his bud ran out of oxygen lol

[MrFreakySnakes]

o_o i love. mimic octopuses.

[TheOverload13]

creepy as hell? yes

[TheRandomnessofAandP]

@dgm2006 no on the discovery channel it talked about what fish it imitated, i can't remember what that one was called but it wasn't a stingray. i thought it was too lol

[LoLgonecrazy]

did someone yawn?



[NvikIngsN]

Where was the crab? I just saw its awesome mimicking ability...