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The Science Behind Chameleons Changing Color
TLDR Chameleons change color to control their body temperature and express their emotions, using iridescent crystals called erythophores. Their ability to reflect any color on the spectrum, including invisible colors, is determined by the relaxation or agitation of their erythophores.
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Chameleons are often mistaken for skinks, but they are actually different types of lizards.
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Chameleons cannot regrow their tail and they do not change color to blend in with their surroundings, but rather to control their body temperature.
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Chameleons change color when they are feeling emotional due to hormones, and they use iridescent crystals called erythophores to do so, which is different from how other animals, like octopuses, change color.
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Chameleons change color when they are feeling emotional due to hormones, and they use iridescent crystals called erythophores to do so, which is different from how other animals, like octopuses, change color.
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Chameleons can use iridescent crystals called erythophores to reflect any color on the spectrum, including colors that humans can't see, depending on whether the chameleon's eridophores or the surrounding muscle is relaxed or agitated.
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Chameleons change color by expanding or contracting their erythophores, which are triggered by hormones, and their natural color is actually yellow but appears green when they are relaxed because they reflect blue light.
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The hosts conclude their conversation about chameleons and bid farewell.
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