Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Showing your True Colors

I learned something new today and as my significant other would say "grew a little older." Squids change colors to show "get away" or "I love you." A male squid pursues a female squid with the color red while a male squid will tun a white color if another male squid gets too close for comfort and adds black spots when he's ready to rumble with the male violating his personal space. The squid is so in tune with his feelings for the female, he can transform half of his body into a red color and the other half the white color to ward off other males from approaching and even has the common sense to switch it quickly if the female moves to his other side so the female is none the wiser the whole time about the "get away" signals. This information is courtesy of ABC news. Why can't men send such clear cut signals to women?? It is a constant guessing game. At least we aren't still in elementary school though when the boys would pick on us and pull our hair to show they "liked" us. They may not have evolved much but there is always hope for the future!

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