Saturday, January 3, 2015

Cephalopod selfie at Monterey Bay Aquarium


Octopuses, squid and cuttlefishes create an amazing array of colors, patterns, textures and shapes for camouflage and communication. Chromatophores—color organs made of nerves and muscles and tiny sacs of pigment—transform these animals as they hide from predators or hunt for prey.
(Rachel, I wear my brown hat from you all the time ... thanks again!!).


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