This guy took me completely by surprise while snorkeling in the Caribbean. I dove down to have a look at the shell that you can see just under where the octopus appears and as I approached the octopus came out of hiding. I had literally no idea he was there until I was about a metre away.

Asta daca va mai indoiati de calitatile exceptionale de care dispune o caracatita:
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When marine biologist Roger Hanlon captured the first scene in this video he started screaming. (If you need to see it again, here’s the raw footage.) Hanlon, senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, studies camouflage in cephalopods–squid, cuttlefish and octopus. They are masters of optical illusion. music by DjCode, Best of Breitband, footage courtesy of roger hanlon, produced by flora lichtman . Source: NPR

O parte din imaginile de mai jos au mai circulat acum ceva vreme pe internet insa materialul de astazi ne prezinta in detaliu modalitatea prin care caracatita se poate adapta extrem de rapid la mediul inconjurator, tehnica sa de camuflare fiind extrem de complexa si – parerea mea – extraordinar de spectaculoasa.

Sper sa gasiti acest material extrem de interesant, mie asa mi s-a parut:

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Sa zicem ca sunteti intr-o excursie cu cortul si dupa sase ore istovitoare de mers non-stop ajungeti in sfasit la locatie. Despachetati, montati cortul si – ca tot omul –  vreti sa va indepartati un pic de grup ca sa faceti un pipi, o astea….

Nu-i asa ca ar fi “super” sa nimeriti intre astia?

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