While octopus and cuttlefish are famous for their use of camouflage to match the color of the substrate, squid have never been reported displaying this ability. Now, in a study published in Scientific Reports, scientists ...
Plants & Animals
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Natural camouflage is one of nature's most interesting traits. Materials scientists have now developed a material that can mimic the camouflage capabilities of marine mollusks. They created a starfish-shaped soft robot that ...
Materials Science
Jan 3, 2022
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A new method, developed by scientists at the University of Bristol can determine the optimal colouration pattern to cover an object in order to make it as visible or concealed as possible, in any given environment.
Plants & Animals
Jan 22, 2021
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Inspired by the color-changing skin of cuttlefish, octopuses and squids, Rutgers engineers have created a 3-D-printed smart gel that changes shape when exposed to light, becomes "artificial muscle" and may lead to new military ...
Materials Science
Jan 5, 2021
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A plant used in traditional Chinese medicine has evolved to become less visible to humans, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Nov 20, 2020
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Colour-changing crabs struggle to camouflage themselves when exposed to noise from ships, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2020
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Most animals need to move, whether this is to seek out food, shelter or a mate. New research has shown that movement doesn't always break camouflage and if an animal needs to move, animals that are unpatterned and use short, ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2020
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Some forms of camouflage have evolved in animals to exploit a loophole in the way predators perceive their symmetrical markings. The University of Bristol findings, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B today, describe ...
Evolution
Jan 14, 2020
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Chameleon prawns change colour to camouflage themselves as the seaweed around them changes seasonally, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2019
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Crabs from a single species rely on different camouflage techniques depending on what habitat they live in, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2019
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