For octopuses, changing colors is hard work
The findings are the first to quantify how much work goes into switching on chromatophores, the specialized color-changing ...
Calculating the energy costs of color changing in ruby octopuses
A pair of biologists at Walla Walla University, in the U.S., have developed a way to calculate the energy costs for certain ...
The Amazing Camouflage of The Octopus Comes at a Heavy Cost
Octopuses are masters of camouflage and disguise. An alarmed octopus can vanish even while you watch, flawlessly transforming ...
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'We couldn't believe it': Octopus changing color steals the show, delights beachgoers
When the octopus first emerged, it was a pale, almost translucent color. (Image credit: Marine Conservation Society/TMX) The creature turned bright orange within seconds and then made its way back ...
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Giant Pacific Octopus
Giant Pacific octopuses have huge, bulbous heads and are generally reddish-brown in color. Like the other members of the octopus family, though, they use special pigment cells in their skin to ...
New octopus arrives at Brookfield Zoo
A California Two Spot Octopus and four hatchlings are joining the more than 3,400 animals and 500 species featured at the zoo ...
Brookfield Zoo Chicago welcomes new octopus
Brookfield Zoo Chicago has welcomed a new eight-limbed animal, a California Two Spot Octopus. The small octopus, known as a ...