The ability to hide or camouflage could mean the difference between life or death for animals in the deep sea. Octopuses on the seafloor can change their skin color and texture to match their surroundings.
This red octopus, Octopus rubescens, is trying its best to camouflage with the benthic sediment around it. It scouts the sandy seafloor to flush out small prey or crawls in and out of rocky areas to hunt crabs and shrimp. These octopuses have excellent eyesight, but they use touch and smell to find food—thousands of chemical receptors and millions of texture receptors line the rims of its suckers.
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