Female Squid Wear Fake Testes to Avoid Male Advances
By Megan Gannon, Live Science
The females of the opalescent inshore squid (Doryteuthis opalescens) may have a natural defense for escaping unwanted male attention: special light-reflecting cells...

Female Squid Wear Fake Testes to Avoid Male Advances

By Megan Gannon, Live Science

The females of the opalescent inshore squid (Doryteuthis opalescens) may have a natural defense for escaping unwanted male attention: special light-reflecting cells that can create the illusion of testes.

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