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Photographer stunned after finding rare 'color-changing' octopus on a beach walk

A photographer finds a rare orange octopus on a beach, after a surprising increase in their numbers in the area.
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Octopuses change color in milliseconds, even though they’re colorblind

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 ...

'Beautiful' rare octopus vanishes from sight on famous beach

Photographer Gareth Davies saw the cephalopod as he went for a seaside walk.
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Octopus changing colors while sleeping may be indicator it's dreaming, scientists say

A video of an octopus changing colors while it sleeps is raising a lot of questions about the mysterious sea creatures. The footage aired in the new PBS documentary titled "Octopus: Making Contact." ...
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Do octopuses dream? Maybe. But they definitely change colors while they sleep

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Octopuses switch between active and quiet sleep just as humans switch between deep sleep and REM sleep, a new study has revealed.

Stanford Researchers Develop New Material That Changes Color and Texture Like an Octopus

Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...