The cuttlefish have control of cells within the skin known as chromatophores. By manipulating these cells, the cuttlefish can ...

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

And in a stunning video from researchers intent on finding out more about them, their bizarre hunting techniques are on full, ...

By manipulating these cells, the cuttlefish can change color and even texture. The researchers have named this hunting technique a passing-stripe display. “Camouflage has predominantly been ...

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

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The experts recorded cuttlefish targeting crabs and noticed a striking display that seems to distract the prey’s ...

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 ...

In this study published today in Science Advances, the team uncovered a novel form of motion camouflage, whereby the broadclub cuttlefish pass dark stripes downwards across their head and arms to ...

The discovery disputes the common theory that the cuttlefish uses a form of hypnotization to capture its prey; the prey likely just doesn’t even see the cuttlefish, and rather a confusing patterned ...

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 ...

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 ...