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 ...

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

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

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 ...

A plume of ink can help hide a cuttlefish as it scuttles away from a predator. But that smoke screen’s stench may also warn sharks to stay away. Nicknamed “swimming noses,” some sharks can ...

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The secret weapon to prevent beachgoers from shark attacks could have been swimming in the ocean alongside the predators all along. Last year, 47 people were attacked by sharks, according to the ...

Like its close relatives, the squid and octopus, the cuttlefish is equipped with an ink sac that can help it make a last-ditch escape from predators that hunt by sight. The cuttlefish can eject ...

Researchers from University College Dublin and Florida Atlantic University found that cuttlefish ink works as a ‘chemical repellant’ for the beasts. Sharks use their sense of smell to navigate ...

First prepare the cuttlefish (or squid – they are done pretty much in the same way). If whole, and uncleaned, do this in the sink as the black ink can make the whole process very messy.