TIL: How Chameleons Change Color | Today I Learned

scientists thought that chameleons

scientists thought that chameleons change color by changing the pigment in

change color by changing the pigment in

change color by changing the pigment in their skin not true how they actually

their skin not true how they actually

their skin not true how they actually change color is far more complex

change color is far more complex

change color is far more complex basically they have these nano salt

basically they have these nano salt

basically they have these nano salt crystals within their skin cells and

crystals within their skin cells and

crystals within their skin cells and those crystals refract light so how a

those crystals refract light so how a

those crystals refract light so how a chameleon actually changes color is by

chameleon actually changes color is by

chameleon actually changes color is by tuning or actually physically changing

tuning or actually physically changing

tuning or actually physically changing how close those salt crystals are to

how close those salt crystals are to

how close those salt crystals are to each other those crystals refract a

each other those crystals refract a

each other those crystals refract a different wavelength which makes them

different wavelength which makes them

different wavelength which makes them appear as though they’re changing from

appear as though they’re changing from

appear as though they’re changing from green to blue to red to orange that’s

green to blue to red to orange that’s

green to blue to red to orange that’s cool without larger scavengers to help

cool without larger scavengers to help

cool without larger scavengers to help them out vultures have to go for the

them out vultures have to go for the

them out vultures have to go for the softest part of the carcass first like

softest part of the carcass first like

softest part of the carcass first like the eyeballs and the button