(CN) — Sometimes called the “chameleon of the sea,” the cuttlefish, like the unrelated land-based reptile, can rapidly change the color and pattern of its skin to blend into its surroundings to avoid ...

The flashy Flamboyant Cuttlefish is among the most famous of the cephalopods (octopus, squid, and cuttlefish) - but it is widely misunderstood by its legions of fans. A new article sets the record ...

Crafty cuttlefish employ several different camouflaging displays while hunting their prey, according to a new paper published in the journal Ecology, including mimicking benign ocean objects like a ...

Don’t let the name fool you. Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) look anything but flashy most of the time. Images and videos of the marine mollusks flashing bright purple and yellow hues ...

Anything with three hearts, blue blood and skin that can change colors like a display in Times Square is likely to turn heads. Meet Sepia bandensis, known more descriptively as the camouflaging dwarf ...

Following days of training, the cuttlefish is faced with the decision to strike and devour one of two tempting prey: Will it wait for the live crayfish or immediately strike the shrimp? Its intriguing ...

Cuttlefish are cephalopods, like squid and octopuses. The term cephalopod comes from Latin words that mean “head” and “foot” – which is apt, since the tentacles of these creatures, which help them ...