And in a stunning video from researchers intent on finding out more about them, their bizarre hunting techniques are on full, hypnotizing display. Related to the octopus and the squid, cuttlefish ...

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 ...

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Footage taken in the tropical waters of Indonesia shows the moment a cuttlefish uses the fascinating optical phenomenon to camouflage itself while hunting. Their findings were published on March 26 in ...

By placing cameras at a crab’s eye level, researchers at the University of Bristol discovered broadclub cuttlefish can disguise hunting manoeuvres that prey recognise. They do this by shimmering ...