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Old 02-14-2005, 04:02 AM
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Tapeworm wins! YAy! I think....

Now, which one has beeter camoflauge?


A Sargassum Fish


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Fyis to help with your decisions. Sargassum fish have details that make them look EXACTLY like the Sargasso Seaweed they live in (they are related to Angler FIsh)

Cuttlefish have Chromatophors, which are skin cells fille dwith color that are directly linked to their brain. they can change into color patterns more complex than a human can create, and can even change their skin texture to mimic their background. They are also at least as smart as a dog.
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s'true .. i was snorkling in Cuba an 3 of the goofy little buggers were swimming right along side of me .. the exact colour of the sand ... i just though thats what colour they were.

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Old 02-14-2005, 06:16 AM
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Not only has the cuttlefish got the ability to camouflage by colour almost instantly, it can do so over multiple textures and surfaces, while moving.
Also, there is NO better mimic than the cuttlefish....well, not in the sea anyway.
Stick insects and those thorn shaped moths/bugs that look like leaves n shit would probably be a close second, but none of them are remotely as "versatile"...
This thing can immitate other fish in motion ,for fucks sake.

No contest.
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Old 02-14-2005, 06:24 AM
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Not only has the cuttlefish got the ability to camouflage by colour almost instantly, it can do so over multiple textures and surfaces, while moving.
Also, there is NO better mimic than the cuttlefish....

that explains the Jimmy Stewart impression i heard from the one on the right !!! I thought it was the after effects of food poisoning.
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Old 02-14-2005, 06:57 AM
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Nope, they do a mean Jimmy Stewart, although their shatner is just like everyone elses.....
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Old 02-14-2005, 07:03 AM
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Nope, they do a mean Jimmy Stewart, although their shatner is just like everyone elses.....

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But Sargassum is a damn fun word to say
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Old 02-14-2005, 08:45 AM
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4-0. The seaweed fish is getting smeared.
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Nope, they do a mean Jimmy Stewart, although their shatner is just like everyone elses.....
There's something on the wing.........some.......thing...... on the wing.
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