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[-] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 128 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If squids can turn transparent, why do they bother with all the colors and camouflage? Maybe it's just because they like to show off

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 119 points 3 months ago

Transparent can still be more visible than good camouflage. Just look at how well they can imitate rocks and similar debris: https://youtu.be/q8xJ13pAZNw

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 63 points 3 months ago

Maybe transparent is maximum effort? (I have no idea, I'm just guessing.)

[-] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 105 points 3 months ago
[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 43 points 3 months ago

😆

With absolute sincerity my username is totally random. I wanted to pick something with zero connotations/implications (as far as I know) and that I'd not used previously.

[-] BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org 15 points 3 months ago

zero connotations/implications

I know that octopus ink makes a decent base for pasta sauce, and gets your teeth quite colorful. I think you're implying you want to be squeezed with some butter and get all over someone's tongue and molars... You're so dirty.

[-] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago

Wow, escalation.

[-] Damage@feddit.it 4 points 3 months ago

What? It's a very offensive racial slur!

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

LOL! (I assume)

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 32 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
[-] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago
[-] moody@lemmings.world 13 points 3 months ago

They typically can't. Scientists genetically engineered some squids to have transparent skin, and since their innards and blood are basically already transparent, this is the result.

I don't know if these genetically modified squids can still change colors though.

this post was submitted on 24 May 2024
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