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: Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
2013-06-09 03:15:00

Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
2013-06-09 03:15:00

Mood: busy

Strange Cephalopods

... are really strange. The cuttlefish video reminds me of Tim the Tentacle Monster, whose dermal dexterity is at least that good in terms of being able to produce moving colors.

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technoshaman

June 9 2013, 15:57:28 UTC 8 years ago

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For those who haven't seen, an amazing demonstration of dermal dexterity, this time with commentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmDTtkZlMwM

(It would be fun to have more about Tim :)

Wow!

ysabetwordsmith

June 9 2013, 19:13:43 UTC 8 years ago

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>> For those who haven't seen, an amazing demonstration of dermal dexterity, this time with commentary: <<

Now that's impressive. I did not see the octopus until it broke camouflage.

>> (It would be fun to have more about Tim :) <<

I agree. Feel free to request more Tim during any relevant prompt call.

Re: Wow!

technoshaman

June 9 2013, 20:54:00 UTC 8 years ago

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Neither did anyone else, including the naturalists... the guy with the cam was just swimming along and *boom!* Octopus, jetting off and trailing ink...

And so noted about Tim. Yay!

fayanora

June 10 2013, 04:18:59 UTC 8 years ago

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I have a race of Ah'Koi Bahnis (the humanoid species on Traipah) called Chahm'ah'kaag, who have chromatophores in their skin. A lot of them give away their emotional state by the color of their skin. Like if they're happy, their skin ripples rainbow colors. If they're in a sour mood, their skin turns the color of rotten milk or somesuch. I like describing their color changes.

The Chahm'ah'kaag, by the way, are a race that came about due to some AKB doing genetic engineering.