Cuttlefish use polarized light to create a dramatic mating display invisible to humans

Many organisms leverage showy colors for attracting mates. Because color is a property of light (determined by its wavelength ...
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Cuttlefish literally twist light to attract a mate, study finds

Every critter on this planet that relies on a sexual means of reproduction has its own way of luring in a mate – but ...
IFLScience

Become Mesmerized By A Hunting Cuttlefish Display, One Downward Stripe At A Time

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...
Terra Planet Earth

7 Ways This Creature Changes Color Faster Than a Blink

Cuttlefish color change behaves more like a reflex than a mood, because neurons from the brain fire tiny muscles that pull ...
The Conversation

The giant cuttlefish’s technicolour mating display is globally unique. The SA algal bloom could kill them all

Zoe Doubleday receives funding from the Australian Research Council and is affiliated with the University of South Australia. She is also a Director of the Southern Ocean Discovery Centre and Board ...
The Stanford Daily

Stanford researchers develop ‘photonic skin’ that can camouflage like octopus

By harnessing electron-beam patterning to control the swelling and contraction of a soft polymer, researchers created a ...