Creature Casts: Squid Iridescence

August 17th, 2009

This awesome hand-drawn and water-color painted video explains the surprising methods squids use to change color quickly and fluidly.

It looks like this is the first in an intended series of Creature Casts. I can’t wait to see the future episodes!

CreatureCast Episode 1 from Casey Dunn on Vimeo.

“Sophia Tintori and Alison Sweeney talk about iridescence in squid. Audio production and animations are by Sophia, who normally studies siphonophores in the lab.”