Why do octopuses change color? Octopuses, like this young female Giant Pacific Octopus at Birch Aquarium at Scripps, change color to evade predators. (Photo Courtesy of Birch Aquarium at Scripps, ...
Octopus emotions may run skin deep, researchers report January 28 in Current Biology. Changes in octopus skin color primarily function as camouflage, though some evidence points to other purposes.
It could be easy to miss a blob the size of a golf ball. But its blue hue—the rarest color in nature—stood out against the sand, grabbing researchers’ attention. It wasn’t a blob but an adorable blue ...
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