When potential food sources such as fish or shrimp swim near, the cuttlefish can alter the color of its skin while waving its arms in a mesmerizing display. This lures potential prey to within ...

Most people can recognize a squid, even if they’ve only seen the cartoon version on Spongebob Squarepants. Cuttlefish may be ...

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 ...

Once a year, at the beginning of the Southern winter, a bay on the South coast of Australia becomes home to the only known mass spawning aggregation of cuttlefish in the world. Over a hundred ...

Dive biologist and leading expert on cephalopod behavior Roger Hanlon will be the guest speaker at the Marine Biological Laboratory’s Falmouth Forum on Friday, February 7. Start time is 7:30 ...