Adaptability
When you first see this green guy, what do you think he is thinking? Did he just see something that shocked him? Is he gleeful? Screaming...? Chameleons have always intrigued me. When I was younger, I thought it was wild that these creatures could hide in plain sight and yet be so beautiful at the same time. Their adaptability is what makes them so unusual. And, they use that adaptability to express themselves and regulate temperature. I'm pretty sure that I came up with tons of other reasons for a chameleon's colors when I was little, but didn't know until much more recently that it was a common misconception that they use their color-changing powers to blend into their background. ( Wired article ) It seems that their blending in might be somewhat accidental. And the science behind how these creatures actually change color is pretty incredible. Apparently, the outermost layer of a chameleon's skin is transparent...