THE FLAMBOYANT CUTTLEFISH RARELY LOOKS FLASHY

 Despite their fancy reputation, flamboyant cuttlefish are nearly constantly camouflaged, research discovers.


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"This pet is popular in the internet community, has gotten on TV often times, and is popular in public fish tanks," says Roger Hanlon, elderly researcher at the Aquatic Organic Lab, which is affiliated with the College of Chicago. "In nearly all situations, (its skin) is showing this remarkably colorful flamboyant display."


But Hanlon's area studies in Indonesia, reported in his newest study, inform a various and richer tale. "It ends up in nature, flamboyant cuttlefish are camouflaged nearly all the moment," he says. "They are nearly difficult to find."


In the blink of an eye, this kind of cuttlefish can switch from some of "best camouflage known in the cephalopods" to their stunning flamboyant display. But they just use this display on certain events: For fancy man courtship rituals; or when men are contesting a female; or to blink quickly at a endangering item when it approaches too shut, most likely to frighten it away.


"The flamboyant display prevails when a scuba diver approaches shut enough to photo, which is why the general public may think this species constantly appearances so colorful," says Hanlon. "But it's unusual to see this species in flamboyant display in the wild."


COURTSHIP ‘WAVES' AND ‘KISSES'

The courtship displays by man flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) are amongst one of the most fancy of all cephalopods. This study reveals new monitorings about the sex life of the flamboyant cuttlefish—from courtship to breeding to egg laying—gleaned from hrs of video clip that groups of volunteers took throughout many diving dives in Indonesia.


Men, which have the tendency to be significantly smaller sized compared to women, approach and court a camouflaged female with flamboyant displays and fancy routines, that include "waves" (quickly waving 3 sets of arms while showing "passing shadow") and "kisses" (man darts ahead and quickly, carefully touches his arms to hers).


Women typically disregard men while they are courting; they stay camouflaged and motionless or simply continue foraging and searching. Man courtship takes place continuous for prolonged durations (6 to 52 mins observed in this study).



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