Unlike the octopus's arms, which that animal often uses to move and carry objects, the cuttlefish's eight arms are specialized for grasping prey after the cuttlefish captures it with its two ...

Cephalopods are unlike anything else in the ocean! They’re the fastest, largest, and most intelligent invertebrates, propelling themselves with jet-powered speed and mastering the art of disguise like ...

aiding in patterns that disrupts the cuttlefish and octopus body outline (Hanlon & Messenger, 1988). Since the leucophores reflect filtered light as well, they aid in color matching because they ...

How does the cuttlefish accomplish all this? In this interactive feature, take a look at select parts of this octopus relative and learn more about how this master of deception and disguise ...