Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefish Metasepia pfefferi Mabul Malaysia

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The muscles of the flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) contain a highly toxic, unidentified compound as lethal as that of a fellow cephalopod, the blue-ringed octopus.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Mabul Malaysia
Photo credit: © Georgette Apol / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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