Scientists discover nerves control iridescence in squid’s remarkable ‘electric skin’

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Nerves in squid skin control the animal's spectrum of shimmering hues -- from red to blue -- as well as their speed of change, biologists have found. The work marks the first time neural control of iridescence in an invertebrate species has been demonstrated.

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