Many animals must sneak up on their prey to ensure that they can manage to catch a good meal. Whether it's a big cat slinking ...

Cuttlefish aren’t just masters of disguise – they're illusionists of the sea. Researchers discovered that broadclub ...

While sneaking up on prey, cuttlefish employ a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in the last moments of approach, ...

One of the world’s most skilled underwater predators has been filmed using complex "illusions" to mesmerise its prey before ...

He now plans to focus on how the other displays function, and to investigate what makes cuttlefish choose one hunting display over another. He said: "It was a truly magical experience seeing this ...

Maintaining camouflage while moving is a challenge faced by many pursuit predators. In this study published today in Science ...

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According to research from the team, the giant cuttlefish employs four unique behaviors to confuse its prey during hunting. Notably, these include the flowing stripes, swaying its body from side ...

Four different methods of tricking a crab into getting eaten. Cuttlefish are one of the most interesting creatures on Earth. Photo: Screenshot//Journal Ecology ...

Marine ecologists led by Matteo Santon documented the Broadclub cuttlefish's remarkable hunting strategies in the wild, including imitating corals and leaves to deceive crabs. The study ...