cuttlefish
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Cuttlefish contract myriad tiny muscles that open and close the chromatophores, like pixels on a screen, to get the right pattern of any surface they swim over.
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023
Cuttlefish hails from the Mediterranean and looks like a mix of squid and octopus.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2021
The Cuttlefish, a firm with expertise in high-tech immersion experiences, was brought on for what its founder, Evan Schechtman, described on a recent tour of the site as a “shed décor project.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021
Cuttlefish and their kin form tentacles by deploying the same genes that direct the growth of arms in humans and legs in spiders — despite the fact that these animal groups evolved limbs independently.
From Nature • Jun. 20, 2019
“Yes, he treated us like dogs aboard th’ Cuttlefish.
From Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure by Johnston, Charles Haven Ladd
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Marine Biology - Middle School
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Marine Biology - High School
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