Researchers have published the results of a new study focusing on the odd-looking cuttlefish. In the study, researchers provided the first evidence of a link between self-control and intelligence in a ...

Many organisms leverage showy colors for attracting mates. Because color is a property of light (determined by its wavelength), it is easy for humans to see how these colors are used in animal ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Don’t let the name fool you. Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) look anything but flashy most of the time. Images and videos of the marine mollusks flashing bright purple and yellow hues ...

Anything with three hearts, blue blood and skin that can change colors like a display in Times Square is likely to turn heads. Meet Sepia bandensis, known more descriptively as the camouflaging dwarf ...

Cephalopods, which include octopuses, squid, cuttlefish, and other tentacled creatures, rely on adaptive camouflage that allows them to quickly change the color of their skin to match their ...

Cuttlefish are cephalopods, like squid and octopuses. The term cephalopod comes from Latin words that mean “head” and “foot” – which is apt, since the tentacles of these creatures, which help them ...