Comment on Larger Pacific striped octopusComments−amelius1dI once read that zebras have stripes to keep mosquitos away.−pvaldes16hCould be as there are bloodsuckers also in the sea, but my bet would be Batesian mimicry.Many dangerous animals have stripes. Some similar species of octopuses are known to master moves an patterns mimicking sea snakes and lionfishes.
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I once read that zebras have stripes to keep mosquitos away.
Could be as there are bloodsuckers also in the sea, but my bet would be Batesian mimicry.
Many dangerous animals have stripes. Some similar species of octopuses are known to master moves an patterns mimicking sea snakes and lionfishes.