Can you see me?

Can you see me?

Credit: Sarah Zylinski, Duke University

A giant Australian cuttlefish blends in with its surroundings.

Sandy Cuttlefish

Sandy Cuttlefish

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A Sepia offcinalis cuttlefish blends into a sandy background.

Cuttlefish Camo

Cuttlefish Camo

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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

Disruptive Camouflage

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

Pebble Pattern

Pebble Pattern

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

Rainbow Tentacles

Rainbow Tentacles

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

Colorful Camouflage

Colorful Camouflage

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

Being Brown

Being Brown

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

Blue Around the Edges

Blue Around the Edges

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A giant Australian cuttlefish hovers above the seafloor.