Two 1/5000th of a second photographs taken five minutes apart show remarkable changes in a cuttlefish's form, texture and color as it moves through its domain on a Solomon Islands coral reef.

Although the photographs show more detail than I saw as I swam after the creature, they do not provide an accurate representation of either the cuttlefish or the chase. The cuttlefish was constantly changing its position, shape, and color during the event.

If we could somehow see the trajectory and changes of the cuttlefish over the entire five minute interval, the animal would be a tube-shaped behavior zone threading through the sea over the reef.

over its life span, the shape of the being would be a web of tunnels through the sea where it habitually hunted for food, sex, safety and competitors.

We can think of this extended interval of behavior as a communication web created as information flows through the thread of awareness of the cuttlefish

Fishy Communication Webs

Coral Communication Webs