Can you see me?

A giant Australian cuttlefish blends in with its surroundings.

Sandy Cuttlefish

A Sepia offcinalis cuttlefish blends into a sandy background.

Cuttlefish Camo

A cuttlefish takes on a "blocky" camouflage pattern on a background of white circles, both complete and incomplete. When the circle fragments are scrambled, the cuttlefish takes on a camo pattern more fitting for small-scale, sandy type backgrounds.

Disruptive Camouflage

A "disruptive" camouflage pattern used by cuttlefish to blend into "chunky" backgrounds.

Pebble Pattern

A smaller-scale camouflage pattern for blending into smaller pebbles.

Rainbow Tentacles

A close-up on the color-changing cells of a giant Australian cuttlefish.

Colorful Camouflage

Cuttlefish are colorblind, but their reflective and color-changing cells can match many backgrounds in their environment.

Being Brown

A giant Australian cuttlefish takes on a brownish hue for camouflage.

Blue Around the Edges

A giant Australian cuttlefish hovers above the seafloor.

Cuttlefish Cuties: Photos of Color-Changing Cephalopods

Date: 14 February 2012 Time: 07:01 PM ET
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