# @discovery on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CydzKx2KhkH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9336401-discovery-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/514f6dfcab.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-10-16T16:00:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Discovery (@Discovery) — https://gondola.cc/Discovery

## Caption

Hypnotized 😵‍💫 

#DidYouKnow cuttlefish have a complex and astounding system of pigmentation, which allows them to change their appearance rapidly? Even more chimerical than the chameleon, they can change extremely quickly, and they can alter not only the color of their skin, but also its texture and reflectance. 

These color changes are used for inter- and intra-specific communication as well as camouflage. These color changes are brought about by several different systems. #Cuttlefish can change their appearance by hiding or exposing bundles of pigment, contracting muscles that alter their skin texture, or by exposing reflective pigment proteins 🤯

Have you ever seen one? If so, where in the world?

🎥 + 💭 by kenzokiren 

#MarineMonday #marinebiology

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marinemonday, didyouknow, cuttlefish, marinebiology

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