Cuttlefish are one of the world's most incredible animals. And in this stunning video, their bizarre hunting techniques are ...

The cuttlefish can use its beak to help subdue prey and to defend itself against predators and rivals by biting. Like cuttlebones, beaks differ among species, and their remains enable scientists ...

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

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 ...

The researchers found that the mollusks had four main types of displays they used to camouflage themselves as they approached prey. They named the first "the leaf," because the cuttlefish would ...

Over a hundred thousand giant cuttlefish, the largest cuttlefish species in the world, gather together. The larger males can reach one metre in length and 10kg in weight. At the beginning of the ...

2009). Cuttlefish and octopuses possess an additional type of reflector cell called a leucophore. They are cells that scatter full spectrum light so that they appear white in a similar way that a ...

despite species’ different lifestyles and ecological niches. “Sharks’ great sense of smell is also their Achilles’ heel,” Lawless says. “Cuttlefish ink has found a way to take ...