Amazing Octopus Color Transformation | National Geographic

let’s say you’re a sigh hey Nia octopus

let’s say you’re a sigh hey Nia octopus and you don’t care for the burgundy red

and you don’t care for the burgundy red

and you don’t care for the burgundy red color of your skin how about something

color of your skin how about something

color of your skin how about something in a dose a pale pink no problem that

in a dose a pale pink no problem that

in a dose a pale pink no problem that done you just expand or shrink the

done you just expand or shrink the

done you just expand or shrink the millions of pigment cells or

millions of pigment cells or

millions of pigment cells or chromatophores in your skin to instantly

chromatophores in your skin to instantly

chromatophores in your skin to instantly change color you can also use tiny

change color you can also use tiny

change color you can also use tiny muscles in your skin to change its

muscles in your skin to change its

muscles in your skin to change its texture now a kind of snakeskin print

texture now a kind of snakeskin print

texture now a kind of snakeskin print might be just the thing for a

might be just the thing for a

might be just the thing for a fashionable octopus trying to blend in

fashionable octopus trying to blend in

fashionable octopus trying to blend in with a smart set fashionable and low-key

with a smart set fashionable and low-key

with a smart set fashionable and low-key off the radar of any hungry sharks

off the radar of any hungry sharks

off the radar of any hungry sharks passing by and nobody here just another

passing by and nobody here just another

passing by and nobody here just another rock formation

rock formation

rock formation once that danger is passed it’s time for

once that danger is passed it’s time for

once that danger is passed it’s time for prey to become predator here’s some

prey to become predator here’s some

prey to become predator here’s some remarkable close-up footage of a sight

remarkable close-up footage of a sight

remarkable close-up footage of a sight any octopus going hunting what are you

any octopus going hunting what are you

any octopus going hunting what are you looking for crustaceans and molluscs

looking for crustaceans and molluscs

looking for crustaceans and molluscs that are as good at hiding as you are

that are as good at hiding as you are

that are as good at hiding as you are well almost

well almost

well almost here’s a sigh any aside view of a reef

here’s a sigh any aside view of a reef

here’s a sigh any aside view of a reef flat that seems like nothing but a

flat that seems like nothing but a

flat that seems like nothing but a couple of billion hidey holes of course

couple of billion hidey holes of course

couple of billion hidey holes of course that’s where your amazing tentacles come

that’s where your amazing tentacles come

that’s where your amazing tentacles come in handy you literally feel your way

in handy you literally feel your way

in handy you literally feel your way across the cracks and crevices your

across the cracks and crevices your

across the cracks and crevices your suckers are so sensitive you can

suckers are so sensitive you can

suckers are so sensitive you can actually use them to taste what you

actually use them to taste what you

actually use them to taste what you touch aha you sense a meal that means

touch aha you sense a meal that means

touch aha you sense a meal that means it’s time to unfurl yourself like an

it’s time to unfurl yourself like an

it’s time to unfurl yourself like an exterminators tent engulfing a termite

exterminators tent engulfing a termite

exterminators tent engulfing a termite filled house

filled house

filled house your prey is trapped your grip is sure

your prey is trapped your grip is sure

your prey is trapped your grip is sure your arm tips go to work

your arm tips go to work

your arm tips go to work flushing out bits of food and

flushing out bits of food and

flushing out bits of food and disappearing them into your maw until

disappearing them into your maw until

disappearing them into your maw until recently no one knew what was happening

recently no one knew what was happening

recently no one knew what was happening underneath your web don’t ask us how but

underneath your web don’t ask us how but

underneath your web don’t ask us how but we’re going to reveal your dining habits

we’re going to reveal your dining habits

we’re going to reveal your dining habits senior Sonya here’s what’s going on this

senior Sonya here’s what’s going on this

senior Sonya here’s what’s going on this crab gets thrust into what’s called your

crab gets thrust into what’s called your

crab gets thrust into what’s called your beak your bite has a little toxin just

beak your bite has a little toxin just

beak your bite has a little toxin just enough to seal the crabs doom now that

enough to seal the crabs doom now that

enough to seal the crabs doom now that we know what’s going on under that web

we know what’s going on under that web

we know what’s going on under that web we don’t ever need to see that again do

we don’t ever need to see that again do

we don’t ever need to see that again do we