How does a chameleon change color and look two ways at once?
Lizard's Mood Ring
How does a chameleon change color and look two ways at once?
A chameleon sits on a branch, calm as a teacup, while its skin slides from leafy green to sunset orange. And here's the eye-popping part — each eye is pointed somewhere different, so it watches forward and backward at the very same time. Two superpowers in one small lizard. Let's open it up and see how the magic works.
First, let's bust a myth. A chameleon does NOT change color to match the wallpaper like a sneaky spy. Most of the time, it changes color to show how it feels — calm, grumpy, lovestruck, or chilly. The color is more like a mood lamp than camouflage.
