The mimic octopus is unlike any other sea creature. With its incredible ability to imitate multiple species, it’s not just surviving in the ocean - it’s thriving as nature’s master of disguise.

The mimic octopus impersonates a variety of flounders and soles by flattening its head, arranging its arms to form a flatfish silhouette, and adopting characteristic undulating movements.

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 ...