How do octupus manage to match their color of their sourounding when they are color blind?
~They are color blind~
2007-06-13 12:59:19 · 3 answers · asked by none 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Octopus (cephalopods) actually have keen eyesight. They can distinguish the polarization of light( the amount of electromagnatic waves) which enables them to match their surroundings. So, they don't see color they feel it. For an explanation of polarization see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarization
2007-06-13 14:27:43 · answer #1 · answered by dolphin_mama831 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Didn't know they were colorblind. Wouldn't matter though, whether they recognize color or not color changes could be an autonomic response not requiring the octopus to be aware of the colors or patterns in their surroundings. I will have to look into this, just the kind of thing I like.
2007-06-13 13:07:48 · answer #2 · answered by Charles C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to be, under the Sea...in a Octopus's garden in the shade!
2007-06-13 13:15:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋