Perception comes in various forms all over the world. Animals of all shapes and sizes use whatev... more Perception comes in various forms all over the world. Animals of all shapes and sizes use whatever input they have to their utmost advantage; bats use echolocation to hunt, ants use scents to relay information and label territories, and moles see with their hands. But perhaps the most creative use of perception by these fantastic creatures is that of the octopus and cuttlefish. These creatures, from the Coleoidea sub-class, not only see the visual world, they mimic it. They texture their skin and change their colors in order to blend in perfectly with their surroundings and appear when they are least expected. But what is the extent of their unique abilities? Research from leading scientists in both the biological and perceptual fields about cephalopods and synthesizes them into theories on how these amazing creatures’ camouflage systems really tick. What sort of information do they collect? How do they do it? What are the limits of this ability? This amazing talent isn’t a magic trick, yet simply the wonders of a cephalopod’s powerful perceptual system.
Perception comes in various forms all over the world. Animals of all shapes and sizes use whatev... more Perception comes in various forms all over the world. Animals of all shapes and sizes use whatever input they have to their utmost advantage; bats use echolocation to hunt, ants use scents to relay information and label territories, and moles see with their hands. But perhaps the most creative use of perception by these fantastic creatures is that of the octopus and cuttlefish. These creatures, from the Coleoidea sub-class, not only see the visual world, they mimic it. They texture their skin and change their colors in order to blend in perfectly with their surroundings and appear when they are least expected. But what is the extent of their unique abilities? Research from leading scientists in both the biological and perceptual fields about cephalopods and synthesizes them into theories on how these amazing creatures’ camouflage systems really tick. What sort of information do they collect? How do they do it? What are the limits of this ability? This amazing talent isn’t a magic trick, yet simply the wonders of a cephalopod’s powerful perceptual system.
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