Mimic+Octopus

__**Phyla:**__ Mollusca



__**Class:**__ Cephalopoda

__**Scientific Name:**__ //Thaumoctopus mimicus//

__**Location:**__ Indo- Pacific Ocean

__**Size:**__ They can grow to be up to two feet long. Each tentacle can be as long as 25 cm.



__**Habitat:**__ The ocean floor and muddy estuary bottoms.


 * __Living Conditions:__** They impersonate other aquatic animals and change color to suit their surroundings.

__**Life Cycle:**__ The Mimic Octopus lives for up to 9 months. When its 9 months start to end, it finds a mate and makes a baby.


 * __Male and Female Differences:__** The male has a special tentacle called the hectocotylus which sends out packets of sperm. The female has a cavity where the hectocotylus goes.


 * __Facts:__**
 * The Mimic Octopus impersonates sea snakes, lion fish, flounders, and crabs to survive in the ocean.
 * It can change into any color pattern imaginable in seconds.




 * __Zookeeper:__** Paco Rodriguez


 * __Information/ Pictures:__**
 * http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=260
 * http://www.dive-the-world.com/creatures-mimic-octopus.php
 * http://www.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mimic3.jpg
 * //__http://webecoist.com/2008/11/11/examples-of-amazing-animal-camouflage/__//
 * //__http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/upload/2009/12/the_mimic_octopus_my_first_ever_post/Mimicoctopus-guises.jpg__//