A common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis (VIDEO)

Goethe University Frankfurt

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A zoomed view of a small patch of cuttlefish skin, revealing the coordinated expansion and contraction of small groups of light and dark chromatophores. Images have been aligned to remove movements due to animal breathing and swimming, while retaining chromatophore activity. Field of view: 1.1 x 1.1 mm.

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Stephan Junek (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research)

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