From: How Octopuses Change Color: The Ocean's Living Screen

How much of your communication is non-verbal?

An octopus uses its skin to show emotions like fear or anger instantly. Try paying attention to how your body language speaks for you before you say a single word.

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Spend a day noticing how others react to your posture and expression rather than your words.

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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.

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How Octopuses Change Color: The Ocean's Living Screen

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