How do you blend into different social situations?

Just like the octopus changes its skin to match its surroundings, we often change our behavior to fit in with different groups of people.

Notice when you act differently around different friends, and ask yourself which 'color' feels most like the real you.

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Octopus skin can sense light directly without using the eyes or brain.

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Tiny muscle-controlled color sacs called chromatophores expand and shrink to change the octopus's...

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Special reflective cells beneath the color sacs create shiny, metallic colors like blue and green.