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Octopus Camouflage with Science Friday

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What’s the story behind THAT camouflaged octopus? What octopus? Can you see it?

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From Science Friday, Marine Biologist Roger Hanlon explains his Eureka moment, as well as the science of behind chromatophores and the famous animated gif.

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Update! Check out this awesome related video, filmed in 2015 by Jonathan Gordon: “This guy took me completely by surprise while snorkeling in the Caribbean. I dove down to have a look at the shell that you can see just under where the octopus appears and as I approached the octopus came out of hiding. I had literally no idea he was there until I was about a metre away.”

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