Yeah man. To me, the octopus is the ultimate predature. The camo is uncanny.

You must have seen the same video like me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfZvp...eature=related


Vorlon hypno-attack!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOlcS...rev-rn-1r-7-HM

There is plenty of talk about evolved this and that but come on, this animal is very very very good at what he does. Hypno attack he looks like a fish.

That's the one! No matter how many times I see it I'm just amazed at how perfectly the little devil perfectly mimics its backround, colors, movement, and all. :o

You mean like this?

A 600 pound octopus shape-shift itself to wriggle through a passageway the size of a quarter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCAIedFgdY0

Another quite cool creature is the Cuttlefish. It can camouflage like octopie, but it also can arrange it's own disco lights. :O:

(~1:40)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR7Dqf0vzzQ

Neat though that is a cuttle fish like dowly's vid

Yep exactly, in that vid the octopus isn't even having to try very hard.

Don't forget shape too, it altered its shape to look like a gnarled hunk of coral.

So, can we put this animal on the top 10 list of perfect or near perfect predators?

If so, what would the other 9 perfect or near perfect predators would be on the list?

I think we can definitely put the Octopus on the 10 most interesting predators. ;)

The shark could be on this list as well. Hmmmmm....even a trap door spider? Look at this little ambusher.

http://z.hubpages.com/u/580821_f260.jpg

I dont know about a 'predator' but the toothpick fish is certainly cringe worthy.

http://www.damninteresting.com/the-t...toothpick-fish

There was a video on this little bugger around here somewhere. Nasty little fish. :nope:

Mountain Lion!

I'm shocked that nobody's put up pictures yet ;)

Yuk! Nasty little bugger that.

http://starfish.ch/Fotos/molluscs-We...atus-hide9.jpg

I think this looks hilarious, thanks for the link to that site Weiss Pinguin