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About how quickly can a flounder alter its skin pattern to mimic a checkerboard design on the ocean floor?
Answer
In under one minute
Research on flounder camouflage found the fish can reproduce a checkerboard-like pattern on their skin in less than a minute, despite being colorblind.
💡 Did you know?
Flounder fish can match a checkerboard pattern on the seafloor in under one minute, yet remain completely colorblind throughout their lives.
Other options people guess
- In under one second
- In about ten minutes
- Over several hours
Topics
- camouflage
- flounder
- marine-life
- speed
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