Indwangu ye-“Chameleon” yaziwa nangokuthi izinga lokushisa - indwangu eshintshayo, izinga lokushisa - ebonisa indwangu, indwangu eshisayo - ezwelayo. Iwukushintsha umbala ngokusebenzisa izinga lokushisa empeleni, isibonelo izinga lokushisa langaphakathi liwumbala, izinga lokushisa langaphandle liba omunye umbala futhi, lingashintsha umbala ngokushesha kanye nokushintsha kwezinga lokushisa elizungezile, yenze into ibe nombala inomphumela wombala woshintsho oluguqukayo ngaleyo ndlela.
Izingxenye eziyinhloko zendwangu ye-chameleon ziyi-pigment ezishintsha umbala, izigcwalisi kanye nezibophezelo.Umsebenzi wayo wokushintsha umbala ngokuyinhloko uncike ekushintsheni umbala wombala, futhi izinguquko zombala ngaphambi nangemva kokushisa kwezingulube zihluke ngokuphelele, ezisetshenziswa njengesisekelo sokwahlulela ubuqiniso bamathikithi.