Friday Cephalopod: Spotty

Is anyone else seeing this picture and immediately wondering what molecules regulate the orderly dispersal of those well-distributed pigment cells?

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Does anyone else wonder why 'orderly dispersal' and 'well regulated' indicates 'unintentional'?