Now you see it, now you don’t
A cloud leopard isn’t able to change its spots. A cyanea octopus, on the other hand, can change its colors and skin consistency in the twinkle.
By contracting muscles that increase or minimize pigment cells called chromatophores, the cyanea can quickly merge into its environment to stay away from predators and trail prey.
Watch one of these “masters of disguise” turn from a modest rock shape to a noxious tent, and acquire a sneak glance under the octopus’s extended tentacles to see how the cephalopod takes pleasure in a crab snack.
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