They also discovered that when hunting certain prey like purple mangrove crabs, the cuttlefish used branching coral display more often than when hunting mottled crabs. This suggests the cuttlefish ...

The branching coral technique. Cuttlefish used this 12 percent more often when hunting purple mangrove crabs, which were better armed and armored than other crabs.CreditCredit...Matteo Santon ...

They’re cuttlebones from cuttlefish. Lightweight, firm, yet brittle, they are the internal shell that runs the length of the body. Each is the remnant of a single cuttlefish, which typically ...

Unlike the octopus's arms, which that animal often uses to move and carry objects, the cuttlefish's eight arms are specialized for grasping prey after the cuttlefish captures it with its two ...

was used 12 percent more often when hunting purple mangrove crabs, which are better armored and armed than other crabs. During this display, cuttlefish adopt coralline patterns and raise their ...