A species of oval squid, locally known as Shiro-icha, from Okinawa. (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

A species of oval squid, locally known as Shiro-icha, from Okinawa.

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A species of oval squid from Okinawa, locally known as Shiro-ika, is being cultured at OIST’s Marine Science Station. This animal exhibited amazing camouflaging abilities never before recorded in squid.

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Credit: Ryuta Nakajima / OIST

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