Deadly Flamboyant Cuttlefish Puts on Flashy Display | Short Film Showcase

The flamboyant cuttlefish performs a hypnotic dance across the ocean floor. But don’t be fooled by its beauty—this flashy cephalopod could be deadly. Filmmaker and biologist Shane Siers captured the cryptic creature in Puerto Galera, Philippines. “Usually no more than three inches [in length], their small stature is offset by big and bizarre behavior and literally flashy coloration," he says. "They usually move around by ‘walking’ along the [seafloor], moving the bottom of the mantle back and forth in a comical, elephant-like shuffle while undulating their fins and waving their brightly colored tentacles."
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[iTrainsdays]

"Why doesn't the world try to blend in with me?"..." you go little man. Don't go color changing for nobody"

[thatfoxlillianoooo]

It looks like they are walking on all fours, like miniature, angry, marching elephants 🐘🐙

[lmeza]

This is something I would expect to find in another planet!

[ferrisromero]

The vibrant colors of the flamboyant cuttlefish are a dead giveaway to predators that say, "Don't eat me, I'm fabulous..."

[scaveranasaur]

It's incredible how it walks like a tetrapod

[nauticaldebautical]

I love the dopey little elephant shuffle they have to move around

[notificationgangmember]

Im gonna be honest, if I saw this thing in person, I'd be mesmerized.

[fukuuu]

Now this is what truly is an organic LED display.

[stringanime]

They're directing Traffic with that arrow. I seen em on the highway. 

[jemlyn]

Wow...it looks like an exotic orchid! 🌺

[jackbyrley]

why is the music so scary, they're ADORABLE

[KenM-icbj]

Absolutely magnificent, wow so beautiful. What made it evolve in such a way, so strange.

[anarchoarchitect]

Be flamboyant by day....Joe Rogan Podcast by night...ALL DAY!

[dirtydan]

It's like "Why doesn't the world try to blend in with me?"

[Hastur]

When the aliens come and demand to speak to our leader, we should just bring them a cuttlefish like this.

[shira]

Cuttlefish: I have so many arms I could use for walking... but let's develope something like another pair of limbs so I can walk on them!

[Pizza_Papi]

Hero:
The villains secret base could be anywhere!

The Villains base:

[theman]

I watch these videos just to see their walking. It’s so funny

[ion-shivs]

It's like seeing an alien being for the first time...

[Mazerwolf]

Some part of me finds this thing adorable