Study: Fish camouflage better without friends nearby

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Oct 14, 2021, 10:34 am1.1k ptsInteresting
It's like a half-hearted dress up party: gobies don't camouflage completely when in groups, new research finds. Gobies change color to avoid detection by predators and do so faster and better when alone.

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