An underwater photographer spotted a beautiful underwater show as a radiant octopus dramatically changed their colourful ...

Octopuses are masters of camouflage and disguise. An alarmed octopus can vanish even while you watch, flawlessly transforming into what looks like a piece of coral-encrusted rock, or another ...

Octopus arms have segmented nerve systems, controlling movement and sensory input. Each segment enables independent control.

Camouflage using chromatophores is particularly ... aiding in patterns that disrupts the cuttlefish and octopus body outline (Hanlon & Messenger, 1988). Since the leucophores reflect filtered ...

To complement its unique sensory system, the octopus also has the ability to camouflage, release ink and fit into small spaces to protect itself in the wild. “I think of an animal being smart if ...

An octopus’s brain-to-body ratio is the largest of any invertebrate ... Octopuses are probably the world’s most skilled camouflage artists. Jon explains, “thousands of specialised cells under their ...

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 ...