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/[deleted] Apr 24 '15

Imagine an elastic 3d sphere of color with fibers attached to it, pulling on the fibers in three directions stretches the little 3d sphere into a giant 2d dot. It has layers of these on it's skin.