Cuttlefish use visual tricks to avoid being eaten. New research shows how they deploy similar camouflage to bamboozle their ...

Trying to catch a meal in the animal world can generate a whole host of challenges. You must first find the prey, and then ...

A new study has revealed that common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) are capable of delayed gratification, a trait previously thought to be exclusive to intelligent vertebrates. Researchers adapted the ...

Scientists have captured footage of the sea creatures using four distinct color-shifting techniques to trick their prey ...

By releasing melanin-rich ink, cuttlefish can create a smokescreen to confuse predators and escape. Last month, scientists ...

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

Beans, artichokes, spinach, broccoli, beetroots, green onions and wild herbs are the basic food sources to work with during ...

According to Lawless, synthetic cuttlefish ink compounds could be made and distributed in water to keep sharks away from hazardous places. These include areas with heavy fishing activity or polluted ...

Half of the unprovoked shark attacks in the U.S. last year took place along the Florida coastline, new data shows.

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 ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Cuttlefish adapt their body shape and color to camouflage themselves when hunting prey. Observations of 98 cuttlefish off the coast of New Guinea revealed four ...

The ink of the cuttlefish could transform how sharks are deterred from hunting near swimmers, according to new research. Superior hearing, acute vision, and an extraordinary sense of smell make ...