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This shark can change color — thanks to hidden nano mirrors in its skin. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 24, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 07 / 250710113154.htm.
New research into the anatomy of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) reveals a unique nanostructure in their skin that produces their iconic blue coloration, but intriguingly, also suggests a potential ...
As well as explaining what makes the blue shark so darn blue, it also appears that through the same mechanism, that blue can ...
A unique nanostructure in their skin that produces their iconic blue coloration may also enable them to change color.
Learn more about the tiny crystalline dermal denticles, tooth-like scales that allow the blue shark to change colors.
To the researchers' surprise, when they exposed the shark cells to MSH, the melanocytes in the cells dispersed, making the tissue darker. When exposed to adrenaline, the tissue got lighter in color.
Great white sharks may change their color to sneak up on prey. First-of-their-kind experiments suggest the world’s largest predatory fish can switch between dark and light gray in a matter of hours.