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Who Are Nature's Best Chameleons? (Hint: Not Chameleons)
"We might call a fickle, changeable acquaintance a chameleon, but the true champions of camouflage turn out to be cephalopods - octopuses, cuttlefish and squid. Unlike a chameleon, an octopus can duplicate the colour and texture of almost anything." New Scientist 11/12/09
Posted November 17, 2009 10:04 PM





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