Cuttlefish are known to be the most intelligent of the invertebrates. They're even smarter than we thought, according to this test on delayed gratification.

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Their camouflage seems almost magical, but scientists have observed some tricks the cephalopods use to blend in with their surroundings. By Veronique Greenwood Put a cuttlefish on the spot — or, to be ...

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Researchers have shown that the way cuttlefish generate their camouflage pattern is much more complex than previously believed. Cuttlefish, along with other cephalopods like octopus and squid, are ...

A small team of marine biologists at the University of Bristol, in the U.K., working with a colleague from the Regional Research and Innovation Agency of West Papua, Indonesia, has found that wild ...

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 cuttlefish in ...

A new study has suggested a species of marine animal may communicate with each other by waving. Researchers from École Normale Supérieure in France have found evidence of cuttlefish possibly ...

We knew cuttlefish were smart, but they’re like, really smart. Photo: Unsplash Cuttlefish — and cephalopods in general — are known to be the most intelligent of the invertebrates. They’ve got big old ...