Alien Model

The class Cephalopoda contains the nautilus, squid, cuttlefish and octopus. shown here is a longitudinal section through an octopus and a sectional detail of the muscle tissue and epidermis. The muscle formations have immediate architectural implications. First, these muscle systems have the ability to change the shape of the octopus's exterior envelope, and at multiple scales. Second, these changes are in response to both external and internal conditions, creating a fluctuating boundary between inner and outer zones. finally these systems are modulated to cover the body, and adapt accordingly to move skin in the appropriate manner with respect to there position.



here is juvenile squid displaying a spotted pattern with underlying green and purple.