One of the two cuttlefish she used in the experiment, as expected, kept its skin smooth and could no longer change color in the portion affected by the surgery, though it swam around healthily enough.

Cuttlefish are masters of disguise: in milliseconds, they can drastically alter their skin pattern to blend in with their surroundings, a feat made all the more puzzling by their apparent ...

They change color, shape, and texture in an instant. They open jars, solve puzzles, and escape from tanks. Cephalopods — octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish — are unlike anything else on Earth. Their ...