New research shows how octopus skin is able to respond to variations in light
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PZ probably already knows about this, but I found this discovery of super-reflective skin cells in squid, cuttlefish and octopus quite amazing!
Hanlon's team discovered that the bottom layer of octopus skin, made up of cells called leucophores, is composed of a translucent, colourless, reflecting…
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Sounds like the octopus will become one big eyeball in time.
"Starting with a simple patch of light sensitive cells..."
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/01/1/l_011_01.html