782K views · 14K reactions | Check out this foraging day octopus- aren't they mesmerizing!?  Rafhan Ahmed ☀️ The Octopus Cyanea can produce a variety of color patterns and elaborate skin textures that camouflage against the ocean floor — because they hunt during the day, their ability to change colors is exceptionally fast! One day octopus was observed changing colors & textures over 1000 times in a 7 hour period alone! | Octonation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club | Facebook

While most octopuses hunt at night, the day octopus forages throughout the day. (🎥: Kaush) The day octopus primarily uses its limbs to locate prey (crabs are a favorite food), then injects a toxin produced from its salivary glands, and cracks the shell with its sharp beak. After capturing its prey, the octopus usually retreats to its den to eat at leisure. At night, they barricade their dens with rocks to avoid predators! | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR

🐙 🎶 = Magic 🎥 Videobubbles Octopus Cyanea or Day Octopus is diurnal, meaning they are awake and active during the day. As a result, their ability to change color & texture is a mega superpower of theirs! I mean, just look at em! One day octopus was observed changing patterns over 1,000 times over a 7 hour period. The ability to change texture allows them to break up their usual shape while millions of color changing cells work on blending the octopus into their environments. Whatever it takes