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 ...

While sneaking up on prey, cuttlefish employ a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in last moments of approach, researchers at the University of Bristol have found. Maintaining camouflage while ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

While sneaking up on prey, cuttlefish employ a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in last moments of approach, researchers at the University of Bristol have found. Maintaining camouflage while ...

The giant cuttlefish (scientific name Sepia latimanus) has stripes that continuously change, giving the impression of flowing. Scientists have confirmed that this flow of stripes is a camouflage ...

Broadclub cuttlefish were filmed rapidly changing their skin colour to sneak up on prey. Source: Matteo Santon One of the world’s most skilled underwater predators has been filmed using complex ...

Cuttlefish color change behaves more like a reflex than a mood, because neurons from the brain fire tiny muscles that pull ...

It’s thought the rapid movement “overwhelms” the tiny prey, causing it to miss the looming danger. This is the moment a cuttlefish was captured using complex illusions to mesmerise its prey before ...

Cuttlefish don’t overpower their prey — they confuse it. By flashing rhythmic bands of color across their skin, they can ...

The humble cuttlefish might appear to be nothing more than the lovable puppy of the seas but that’s probably got something to do with the fact you’ve never seen it hunt. With their adaptive camouflage ...