For the first time, marine biologists have measured the energy demands of octopus color changes, revealing that the process ...

“Due to the involvement of the nervous and muscular systems, it is likely that cephalopod color change is one of the most ...

For the first time ever, marine biologists have measured how much energy octopuses really need to change color — and it's a ...

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

Octopuses are renowned for their instant color-changing abilities, a skill they use to outwit predators and surprise prey. Yet, the energy cost behind this extraordinary camouflage has remained a ...

Energy trade-offs of octopus camouflage. While the benefits of an octopus' color-changing abilities are well-documented, the ...

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

A pair of biologists at Walla Walla University, in the U.S., have developed a way to calculate the energy costs for certain ...

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

“Though octopuses make color change look effortless, it isn’t for them.” An octopus arm. The small dots visible on the arm are the chromatophores. Credit: Jamie Andersen Fields. Even this ...

One is color. Octopuses generate color through ... By contracting special muscles, octopuses can change their skin from smooth to spiky. The effect can be extreme. The algae octopus, Abdopus ...