A new blue octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, was recently discovered near Darwin Island in northern Galápagos.

Octopuses can flip from mottled rock to smooth sand in less time than it takes a human to blink, yet their eyes carry only a single visual pigment that should make them functionally colorblind. The ...

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Color change in animals is a response shaped by evolution. Each species has developed its own method and reason for this ...

Professor David Scheel managed to capture a breathtaking sequence on video. The video, which was shared as part of Nature on PBS, showcases how octopus dream. In it, we get to see a color-changing ...

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Octopuses are known for their astonishing ability to rapidly shift their skin color and texture, to hide from predators, to sneak up on prey and to communicate with each other. But what exactly is ...

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.

This octopus displays the most mesmerizing color changes as it’s (probably) dreaming. We don’t know if androids dream of electric sheep, but whatever octopuses dream of must be something adventurous ...