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

Not only masters of camouflage, squids may also be experts in solar power. A fascinating study has uncovered that the ...

When it comes to changing one's skin color, the cuttlefish outshines even the chameleon, in both degree and kind. Its skin possesses up to 200 chromatophores (pigment cells) per square millimeter ...

Cuttlefish use visual tricks to avoid being ... which they use to alter their color and texture. They can camouflage almost instantaneously to hide from predators, blending into the seafloor ...

Crafty cuttlefish employ several different camouflaging ... along with the pigmented areas, changing the color. When the cell shrinks, so do the pigmented areas. Underneath the chromatophores ...

Unlike iridophores, leucophores do not change appearance based on ... "Hyperspectral imaging of cuttlefish camouflage indicates good color match in the eyes of fish predators." ...

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 ...