Camouflaged Cuttlefish (IMAGE)

Marine Biological Laboratory

Camouflaged Cuttlefish

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A well-camouflaged cuttlefish can fool a predator's eye. Here, the cuttlefish is expressing skin colors, patterns and texture that make it look similar to the algae-covered rocks that surround it. In this paper, Gonzalez-Bellido et al. describe the neural circuit behind the muscular system that causes the bumps in the skin, known as papillae.

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Roger Hanlon

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