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Ep. 1197: Animal Weapons with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Michael Covel's Trend Following
The Cuddlefish and the Octopus
The cuddlefish, the big males during the breeding season, they turn into something that's the underwater equivalent of a peacock. They produce beautiful purples and greens and this rich sort of tapestry of color on their bodies that's this big display to attract females. Well, if you're a little guy, you're not able to produce as big or as bright a display. You're not going to win at that game. What do you do? So they cheat. And what they'll do is they'll mimic a female. They'll put on a color pattern that makes them look like a female. And then they can swim right up to that big displaying male. The
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