The chromatophores can be opened quickly because they are controlled neurally: squid, cuttlefish and octopuses can change colors within milliseconds (Hanlon, 2007). Camouflage using chromatophores ...

The findings are the first to quantify how much work goes into switching on chromatophores, the specialized color-changing ...

Octopuses are masters of camouflage and disguise. An alarmed octopus can vanish even while you watch, flawlessly transforming ...

With skin that can mimic colors, patterns, and textures, octopuses are the ultimate shapeshifters. They can camouflage ...

It’s not easy being green–or blue, or purple, or orange–at least not if you’re an octopus. Cephalopods are well-known for their incredible ability to camouflage and communicate via their rapidly color ...

Plus, assessing the energy use of a single piece of skin doesn’t measure for the cognitive effort that cephalopods are likely using to coordinate their full-body camouflage. In future work ...