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Cephalopod ink

BEHAVIOR, Cephalopods: Cephalopoda, Invertebrates, LIFE STAGES, less than 1 inch, Laz Ruda, Lazaro Ruda Wildlife Photographer, MARINE LIFE, Mollusks: Mollusca, PHOTO TYPE, night dive, SIZE, macro, Squid: Teuthida, TheLivingSea.com, West Palm Beach, [LOCATION], blackwater, larvae, ink, macro, marine, ocean, predation, predator avoidance, underwater, underwater photo

Cephalopods such as this squid expel ink as a means of predator avoidance. In some cephalopods this ink contains traces of the chemical dopamine.