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Australian Cuttlefish Camouflage

Caption: This pictture shows giant Australian cuttlefish, Sepia apama, in a conspicuous pattern while swimming, and then in a camouflaged pattern that combines "mottle" with "disruptive" coloration.

Credit: Roger T. Hanlon

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