Assertion: octopus's cell | /r/Synonym | chromatophore
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text: The octopus has many thousands of color-changing cells called chromatophores, which are located just below the skin surface.
text: Octopodes have special cells known as chromatophores.
text: Each pigment-bearing cell (chromatophore) is individually innervated from the brain.
text: An octopus has special cells called chromatophores which enable it to blend into it’s surroundings.
text: Their skin contains cells called chromatophores that allow the octopus to change color and pattern.
text: The act of changing color is the work of cells called chromatophores that contain colorful pigments (black, brown, orange, red, or yellow) and can be squeezed like a balloon to make the pigments more prominent on the skin.
text: Like other octopuses, I have a series of cells called chromatophores that allow me to change colors based on my surroundings, allowing me to camouflage myself.
text: They do this by using specialized cells known as chromatophores which house different colored pigments.
text: By contracting or expanding tiny pigment-containing sacs within cells known as chromatophores, an octopus can change the color of its skin, giving it the ability to blend into the environment.