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flatfish
Blacksmith plover
Uganda kobs
common angel shark
measuring worms
Orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)
seahorse
leafy sea dragon
Know how researchers created a synthetic material, elastomers, that can change color and texture to specific voltage change, like that of cephalopods
How do octopuses and other cephalopods know what colours to display so as to hide from predators or to attract mates?
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