somebody told me the way they can change colour like that is due to sucking water in through pores in their skin. But that could all be lies....
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Sounds unlikely!
I know that some use chromatophores which are coloured cells that can be expanded or contracted, so expand all the red ones and hey presto your red. I didn't know octopi could change the texture so much though.
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I saw some mad bbc documentary about cuttle fish. There was one that could mimic 9 things, from rocks to plant life to poisonous sea snakes, small sharks. absolutly everything in their surroundings. amazing things
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