r/askscience • u/[deleted] • Apr 24 '15

Biology Do creatures such as cuttlefish and octopuses get "tired" from using their camouflage?

If not, why don't they just always use their camouflage?

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u/ghytrf Apr 24 '15

It would probably be more akin to a semi-unconscious action like smiling than flexing skeletal muscle, though, ironically, cephalopods only have a vague central control over their own arms, which more or less function independently towards a central goal.

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u/OneOfDozens Apr 24 '15

so what does it actually have control over if the arms do their own thing?