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Strategy: Eggs adhere in seawater: cuttlefish

Updated: 11/19/2008

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The eggs of cuttlefish are able to adhere to underwater surfaces exposed to currents due to a gelatinous layer.

"The eggs of [cuttlefish] have sticky surfaces that enable them to adhere to cavities in the deeps of the sea." (Yahya 2002:112)
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