Tag Archives: Camouflage

Optical illusions get our brain to exercise, and can be the perfect test of our observational skills and keen eye. An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where the brain misinterprets what the eyes perceive. It occurs when the information sent by the eyes conflicts with how the brain processes and understands what it sees. These illusions often trick us …

In May 2023, Matteo Santon was filming cuttlefish in the shallow-water reefs around Indonesia. A marine visual ecologist at Bristol University in England, he planned to document the predators’ approach to hunting from the perspective of the prey — essentially, to see what it’s like to be the crab. He was hoping to see a particular hypnotic camouflage display cuttlefish …