Squid bamboozle predators with elaborate ink-based dancing and weaving
They also deploy multiple moves and tactics to avoid being eaten
Specialized nerves let squid tentacles strike with lightning speed
Squid have different types of nerves in appendages with different functions
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Want to know where hard-to-find squid live? Ask their predators
Look, sometimes you need to "offload water" from a giant albatross...for science
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Cephalopods are forcing us to rethink what it means to be colorblind
Octopuses, squids and cuttlefish should technically be colorblind. So how do they camouflage so well?
You're Not Hallucinating. That's Just Squid Skin.
Octopuses and cuttlefish are masters of underwater camouflage, blending in seamlessly against a rock or coral. But squid have to hide in the open ocean, mimicking the subtle interplay of light, water, and waves. How do they do it?
Squid Communicate With a Secret, Skin-Powered Alphabet
"Their body plan is so bizarre compared to ours that it’s hard to compare their brain structure and function to something that we know."