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Cuttlefish may detect these signals with saclike sense organs called statocysts or with an array of sensory cells running along their skin, similar to the lateral line system used by fish.

Cuttlefish—sometimes referred to as the “chameleons of the sea”—are renowned for their camouflage abilities. In other cephalopods, that color-changing capacity is also used for communication .

The cuttlefish have control of cells within the skin known as chromatophores. By manipulating these cells, the cuttlefish can change color and even texture. The researchers have named this hunting ...

Cuttlefish 'mesmerize' their prey with a moving skin pattern, study finds Date: March 26, 2025 Source: University of Bristol Summary: While sneaking up on prey, cuttlefish employ a dynamic skin ...

The fossil record of cuttlefish ancestors goes back hundreds of millions of years, and they’ve survived repeated mass extinction events. They’re a species able to push through and adapt ...

At first, the cuttlefish moved toward the crabs slowly. Then, when the cephalopods were within about 3 to 6.5 feet of their prey, they began the color-shifting displays.

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 ...

Crafty cuttlefish employ several different camouflaging displays while hunting their prey, according to a new paper published in the journal Ecology, including mimicking benign ocean objects like ...

Life Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey. In new video footage, cuttlefish show off their dazzling camouflage techniques, such as creating stripes that move over ...

The murky ink from cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) could help deter sharks from hunting near where people are swimming. After a team at University College Dublin created models of the olfactory ...

The finding hints that in the common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), ink evolved to exploit sharks’ keen sense of smell. Nicknamed “swimming noses,” some sharks can sniff their way home from ...