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How Octopuses Make Themselves Invisible

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Video of the Week #45 June 1st, 2012:

From:How Octopuses Make Themselves Invisible by Katherine Harmon at Octopus Chronicles


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Video by Woods Hole Marine Biology Laboratory senior scientist Roger Hanlon. The clip reveals how entirely the octopus was camouflaged before it was startled into jetting away.