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 ...

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 ...

Common cuttlefish; photo by Charlotte B This would mark the country’s first attempt to establish guidelines for the care of invertebrates in research and would better align the United States with ...

They will be judged on their quality, style and originality. Oriol Chias Diez (Spain) watches a common cuttlefish raising two of its tentacles while swimming among the seagrass. Oriol had been ...

Cuttlefish use visual tricks to avoid being eaten. New research shows how they deploy similar camouflage to bamboozle their prey. By Richard Kemeny In May 2023, Matteo Santon was filming ...

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 ...