This broadclub cuttlefish like to prowl the Indonesian reefs for crabs, which it then hypnotizes with its remarkable skin before grabbing and eating.
Here's a good explainer:
• Cuttlefish Hypnotizes Crab (YouTube / Blue Planet II)
Watch this cuttlefish hypnotize a crab (and maybe you, too)
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These Kodak scanners, printers, and projectors are the perfect holiday gift and already on sale
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BetterBack wants to change how you sit and eliminate your back pain once and for all
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