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Camouflage Skills of a Cuttlefish and Octopus

"Wouldn't it be useful to suddenly erect 3-D spikes out of your skin, hold them for an hour, then even faster retract them and swim away? Octopus and cuttlefish can do this as a camouflage tactic. A new study clarifies the neural and muscular mechanisms that underlie this extraordinary defense tactic." - Excerpt from ScienceDaily. Lean more here.

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