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Although capable of swimming, the Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, usually walks across the bottom on lower arms and ventral flaps to ambush unwary fish and crustaceans. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia


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Although capable of swimming, the Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, usually walks across the bottom on lower arms and ventral flaps to ambush unwary fish and crustaceans. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Mark Strickland

Image dimensions: 5400x3600