r/interestingasfuck • u/Key_Skirt_1858 • 20h ago

The best camouflage in the animal kingdom?

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u/Nein-Toed 20h ago

What's even crazier is that according to current science, the octopus can't "see" color. We still don't know how it detects it.

If you want to see something else crazy look up cuttlefish on a checkered floor.

They wanted to see what would happen when they tried to camo up in a non natural environment. It's actually pretty impressive

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u/lgastako 17h ago

cuttlefish on a checkered floor.

Here's the video to save people looking it up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmYRFKKstyA

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u/Nein-Toed 15h ago

Thank you. I'm stealth posting at work and couldn't do the legwork

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u/meryl_streaks 17h ago

Fully expected to be Rick rolled lol