The giant cuttlefish’s technicolour mating display is globally unique. The SA algal bloom could kill them all
- Written by Zoe Doubleday, Marine Ecologist and ARC Future Fellow, University of South Australia
Great Southern Reef Foundation, CC BY-SAEvery year off the South Australian coast, giant Australian cuttlefish come together in huge numbers to breed. They put on a technicolour display of blue, purple, green, red and gold, changing hues as they mate and lay eggs.
This dynamic, dreamlike display takes place in the upper Spencer Gulf, near Whyalla....
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