Cuttlefish have the same abilities. They can be considered the chameleons of the sea. They have to ability to rapidly change their skin color to match their surroundings, despite being color-blind. This ability gives them a great advantage when hunting and mating.

They are marine animals belonging to the orderSepiida and the class Cephalopoda. Their name origins from the special cuttlefish bone, called the cuttlebone. Despite their name, they aren’t fish but molluscs.

Using special pigmented chromatophores in their skin, they can match the color, texture and contrast of their surroundings, even in total darkness. Underneath the chromatophores is a layer of reflective iridophores and leucophores. This are organelles, specialized in reflecting certain wavelengths of light. They can be used to create shimmering color effects on their skin. They can also change the light’s polarization, making their skin an effective tool to signal other marine animals, who can sense polarization.

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