If It Smells Like Coral It Must Be . . . A Fish?

Allegra Staples
2015-01-18T12:10:43-08:00

Animals use many tricks to hide from predators - from blending in with the environment to disguising themselves into something unsavory and even, creating decoys. While different, they are all optical. Now scientists have uncovered a fish species that uses both visual and chemical camouflage. That means they not only blend in with the colorful coral they feed on, but also smell like it!