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Strategy: Rapid color change used for protection: cuttlefish


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Sherry
3 months ago
See also this story and video about deep sea octopus and squid that are transparent until a light, similar to that used by deep-sea predators, shines on them: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15654086
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admin
over 3 years ago
In development: TV and electronic ink displays based on Cuttlefish color shifting:

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/05/12/cuttlefish-tv-screen.html
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over 3 years ago
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JanineBenyus
over 3 years ago
Some years ago, FujiXerox worked on windows that had polymer "sacs" of pigment based on the cuttlefish. Does anyone have info about where that project now stands?
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