Friday Cephalopod: Love is like a rainbow

Especially if you're a cuttlefish.

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what would pz myers know about rainbows. Can he tell everyone how the first rainbow came to be? I bet not.

By Harry Palmer (not verified) on 26 Jun 2015 #permalink