A release shares more about this colorful discovery. It shares, “At OIST’s Marine Science Station, the oval squid were, almost accidentally, observed camouflaging to the substrate for the ...

Oval squid changing color to match their surroundings. Gif: Nakajima et al., Scientific Reports 2021 “Squid usually hover in the open ocean but we wanted to find out what happens when they move ...

Squid recorded color-matching substrate for the first time. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University. Journal Scientific Reports DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-09209-6.

Called xanthommatin, the small molecule is what gives squid its visible color. The team had already demonstrated how it could be manipulated to bring about color-changing capabilities, ...

Researchers in Okinawa, Japan, recently discovered that squid possess the ability to color-match substrate in order to camouflage in a new study.

When encountering stretching, bending or changes in surroundings, the composite can alter its appearance across visible and ...

Squid adjust their body color according to substrate. Scientific Reports, 2022; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09209-6 ...