lesson Write a review lesson Write a review Mimic Octopus Share Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share On Pinterest Share On LinkedIn Share On Microsoft Teams Email Copy link Share Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share On Pinterest Share On LinkedIn Share On Microsoft Teams Email Copy link California Academy of Sciences Subject Science — Biology, Life Science Grade Level Grades 6-9 License About Resources Reviews Related About This Lesson This video from California Academy of Science presents special octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) mimics other marine animals as a form of defense. How did it evolve to do this? Resources External resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zh50pfG7d8 Website Reviews Be the first to submit a review! Advertisement More from this Contributor Lesson Video: What's the Deal with Fossil Fuels? Grades 6-8 Read More Lesson Video: Preventing Plastic Pollution Grades 6-8 Read More Lesson Video: Why Do We Have Different Seasons? Grades 3-8 Read More Lesson Timelapse: Photosynthesis Seen From Space Grades 6-12 Read More Lesson Video: Take a Virtual Dive in a Kelp Forest Grades 3-8 Read More Lesson Video: 7,000 Kinds of Amphibians PRE-K Read More