A team of scientists in Japan captured video of squid camouflaging with their surroundings, much like octopuses and cuttlefish do. While squid in the wild are known to change color, the scientists set ...

Some animals we know have amazing abilities to change their form, especially when it comes to their color. Although, of course, these color-changing animals delight us, the power of camouflage plays ...

A new study has found that squid will camouflage against coral reef and other substrate as a way of avoiding predation. While octopus and cuttlefish are famous for their use of camouflage to match the ...

Squid use a remarkable array of skin patterns to communicate. How? It's all a matter of getting inside their heads. so it's just a matter of firing electrical signals. Squid also do this, and now new ...

Historically, turning invisible was considered the stuff of wizardry and spells. More recently, physicists have also looked ...

The dangers around spending too much time in the sun are well established, and over the years we have seen a number of interesting technological solutions that alert the user when they should make for ...

If you’ve ever watched a cephalopod such as a squid changing color, then you’ll know that it’s a pretty amazing process – they can instantly change the appearance of their skin from dark to light and ...

For squid looking to sparkle, extra bling is only seconds away, thanks to a nerve network in the skin that allows these cephalopods to alter their iridescence — the first invertebrate creatures found ...

Properties: Squid ink, like other cephalopod (including octopus and cuttlefish) inks, contains an abundance of antioxidants, and is a good source of other healthy compounds. However, because it is ...

While octopus and cuttlefish are famous for their use of camouflage to match the color of the substrate, a third type of cephalopod—the squid—has never been reported displaying this ability. In a new ...