A small team of marine biologists at the University of Bristol, in the U.K., working with a colleague from the Regional ...

It's well-known that cuttlefish and several other cephalopods can rapidly shift the colors in their skin thanks to that ...

In new video footage, cuttlefish show off their dazzling camouflage techniques, such as creating stripes that move over their ...

Chameleons are the species of Lizard who can change their color according to the environment and to escape from danger. One ...

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 ...

Here are ten fascinating fish species that can change their colors and the intriguing reasons behind this ability. Though technically not a fish, cuttlefish are mollusks that belong to the ...

The chromatophores can be opened quickly because they are controlled neurally: squid, cuttlefish and octopuses can change colors within milliseconds (Hanlon, 2007). Camouflage using chromatophores ...

The main component of common cuttlefish ink — melanin — strongly sticks to shark smell sensors, possibly explaining why the predators avoid ink.

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 ...