cephalopod
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Rare Videos Show Captive Squid Changing Colour to Hide in Plain Sight
A team of scientists in Japan captured video of squid camouflaging with their surroundings, much like octopuses and cuttlefish do. While squid in the wild are known to change colour, the scientists set up an experiment to confirm this camouflage ability in a laboratory.
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Octopuses Dream in ‘GIFs,’ New Experiment Suggests
Two years ago, a PBS documentary video showed an octopus named Heidi in what appeared to be an active dream state. Her arms twitched as she slumbered, and her skin flipped wildly through all sorts of alien textures. Most dramatically, however, the cephalopod changed colours, flashing in greens and reds like a malfunctioning billboard.
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“Ghostly” Dumbo Octopus Makes Hypnotising Appearance In New Deep-Sea Footage
A so-described “ghostly” cephalopod put its deep-sea acrobatics on full display this week after it was captured by researchers in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in what the team says is a previously unexplored area. The creature is part of a genus known Grimpoteuthis and is sometimes referred to as a dumbo octopus on…
