Friday Cephalopod: These beasties have “flamboyant” right in their name!

The name "Flamboyant Cuttlefish" is perfect, and if you watch the video you'll see even better why they deserve to strut.

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Hmm, maybe I should retroactively get my kids' names changed to "Flamboyant Myers". Or at least their middle names. It's got to have an effect.

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