Ep. 1197: Animal Weapons with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Michael Covel's Trend Following
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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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