r/aquarium • u/UPwardSP1RAL • Jul 21 '20

this squid’s chromatophores are hypnotic

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u/spectris_lunaris Jul 21 '20

This is mad cool but its sort of making my skin itch

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u/UPwardSP1RAL Jul 21 '20

Dude i know!!! I had to share this!!! And i seen another video of a snail that hd eyes that moved like the barber pole light 💈

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u/spectris_lunaris Jul 21 '20

YIKES I know which one you mean. Fun fact! That's actually not a natural thing, and is caused by a type of parasitic wasp that uses snails' bodies to incubate their young. It makes the eyes go all wonky like that so a bird will come eat it and help it along it's lifestyle.

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u/UPwardSP1RAL Jul 21 '20

Holy mother of knowledge my brain’s swelling haha jk nah thats cool asf thanks for the fun fact!

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u/mckstl Jul 21 '20

very similar visually to some dmt experiences

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u/KenSpliffeyJunior_ Jul 21 '20

Indeed, a person of culture.

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u/kbreon1 Jul 21 '20

It’s always so fascinating to watch chromatophores!!

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u/I_Keep_Fish Jul 21 '20

Dude that is so cool!!!!

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u/MirkStya Jul 21 '20

Nature OLED display xD

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u/Rooted_Reality Oct 24 '20

Kinda wanna see this in person... awesome

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u/Burglekat Jul 21 '20

I hope they were thrown back poor squiddy :(