Discover how baby squids use special skin cells to change color and blend in moments after hatching, helping them survive in the wild.

This photo shows female-specific iridescent stripes in the skin of the common market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens). Credit: Daniel DeMartini The female common market squid –– AKA Doryteuthis ...

Xanthommatin is one of the pigments that helps octopuses, cuttlefish, and squid change color. Xanthommatin used to be difficult to produce in a lab, but a new method tricks genetically modified ...

For the first time ever, marine biologists have measured how much energy octopuses really need to change color — and it's a lot. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...