The cuttlefish is often called the chameleon of the sea, but where the land-based version can only change its color, the sepia-squirting, tentacled one can change its skin texture as well as its tint ...

Cuttlefish are camouflage experts that can change skin color in under a second to hide from predators, or prey on others. They’re inspiring more than just awe from scientists. Now researchers at MIT ...

Their camouflage seems almost magical, but scientists have observed some tricks the cephalopods use to blend in with their surroundings. By Veronique Greenwood Put a cuttlefish on the spot — or, to be ...

Cuttlefish are masters of disguise, able to change their skin color in less than a second to hide from predators or draw in prey for the kill. Now, scientists from MIT and elsewhere are developing ...

Cuttlefish have the most acute polarization vision yet found in any animal, researchers have discovered by showing them movies on a modified LCD computer screen to test their eyesight. Cuttlefish have ...

Cuttlefish are one of the most intelligent creatures in the sea, able to change their shape and color to escape predators -- but, they aren't smart enough to escape us, and they taste good, so they ...

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 ...

The annual aggregation of giant cuttlefish in the Spencer Gulf attracts photographers, divers and researchers from across the ...