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Ambiguous language is important in dating and politics and other endeavours. Would cromatophore-communicating species use textures at different scales to appear
by 082349872349872 3y ago
Ambiguous language is important in dating and politics and other endeavours. Would cromatophore-communicating species use textures at different scales to appear as if they were saying one thing to others far away, but actually say a second thing to those who were nearby?
- Terr_ 3y agoCuttlefish already do that! Well, not at different distances, but they can send conflicting messages with different sides of their body. In particular, scientists have observed male cuttlefish displaying "I'm a male, let's mate" signals at a female, while simultaneously sending a false "I'm a female, court me" coloration on the opposite side to distract a rival.
- 082349872349872 3y agoHey baby, I'm soooo gotta light? /\ / drunk! \--ᔦꙬᔨ---/ /||\