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Image of the Day: Squid Skin
Image of the Day: Squid Skin
The cephalopods use several strategies to manipulate light and produce their colorful patterns.
Image of the Day: Squid Skin
Image of the Day: Squid Skin

The cephalopods use several strategies to manipulate light and produce their colorful patterns.

The cephalopods use several strategies to manipulate light and produce their colorful patterns.

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Groovy Color
Dan Cossins | Jul 1, 2013 | 3 min read
To control their color displays, squid fine-tune the optical properties of light-reflecting cells by rapidly expelling and imbibing water across a tightly pleated membrane
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