Reddit A brilliantly colored cuttlefish is captivating Reddit users, with many saying it looks more like an alien than a real ...

Most cuttlefish drift through the ocean with effortless grace, but one species ditched swimming entirely in favor of ...

Cuttlefish are known for their sophisticated camouflage, as well as their kaleidoscopic displays for attracting mates and mesmerizing prey. These close relatives of squid and octopuses achieve such ...

Whyalla has been forced to wind back services and let staff let go as its tourism industry suffers million-dollar losses from cuttlefish not making their usual migration.

South Australia's cold coastal waters hide one of the most remarkable underwater ecosystems on Earth, where rare leafy ...

A new study published this month outlined how cuttlefish can pass the "marshmallow test," a version of which was popularized in the viral TikTok patience snack challenge Maria Pasquini is a Senior ...

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 ...

From May to August, if you head into the water around Point Lowly, South Australia, it will be a chilly 12 degrees Celsius. But you'll be able to observe what look like aliens — hundreds, even ...

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 a ...

Cuttlefish, with their blimp-shaped bodies and eight squiggly arms, don’t age like people do. Sexual maturity tends to come late for them—about three-quarters of the way through their two-year lives, ...

Can you remember what you had for dinner last weekend? That ability is a function of episodic memory, and how well we can recall the time and place of specific events typically declines with age.

When cuttlefish know that shrimp—their favourite food—will be available in the evening, they eat fewer crabs during the day. This capacity to make decisions based on future expectations reveals ...