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Octopus Color Change- Bamfield

Dwarf octopus changing color at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre in Bamfield, BC.  
 
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Poplopo (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Holy crap! I didn't know they could change color so fast. They put chameleons to shame!
gladheateher4now (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Great stuff,,i lived there for 23 years,im thinking this is filmed @ the Station. Fergy.
jack21245 (10 months ago) Show Hide
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SON OF A Piiiiiiiip
xcrayziestephx (11 months ago) Show Hide
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can you buy these as a pet
Sdfsxd (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Great animal, but it should be in the sea...
HopeDiamondSS16 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Wow! That is awesome! :)
How big was it exactly?
Is the name of the species "Dwarf Octopus" or "Veined Octopus"?

-Chris
qaara200 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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oh man
salvinorinman (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Think of the military applications... oh shit.
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lol do u know mgs4?if not search for "octocamo"
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Its interesting how they can actually detect the texture and colour of the surface strata they are on and change almost immediently. Chromatophores are quite amazing things, especially in octopus's coz theirs is neural so change instantly, chameleons are chemical based so changes are alot slower. Im a scientific journalist, i donE an article on the Blue Ringed Octopus a few weeks back. They go blue rings and with a yellow background about 5 seconds before they attack as a warning. Amazing dudes.

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