The cephalopods use several strategies to manipulate light and produce their colorful patterns.

In an unusual evolutionary twist, local stick spiders have come up with an almost identical repertoire of color morphs in multiple locations.

Biodegradable pigments could be custom-grown by bacteria in the future, say researchers.  

Scientists explore why male peacock spiders are so colorful. 

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

Researchers show that patterned coloration can be an effective means of distracting predators from vital body parts.