Nature is full of masters of disguise. From the chameleon to arctic hare, natural camouflage is a common yet powerful way to ...

By placing squid pigments into a photovoltaic cell, researchers revealed the animals' incredible color-matching ability may ...

Talking about large marine animals always leads to thinking about the books of Jules Verne, the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies, the books that led to films such as 'Jaws' and al ...

Squid possess specialized organs that function similarly to solar cells, generating energy that powers their remarkable camouflage.

These squid have one small, blue eye and one large and yellow ... Mantis shrimps probably have the most sophisticated vision in the animal kingdom. Their compound eyes move independently and they have ...

Tusoteuthis was a giant squid nearly equal in size to those that ply the oceans today—with their tentacles stretched out, the ancient cephalopods may have measured 25 to 35 feet (8 to 11 meters ...

Let’s explore some real-life animals that gave rise to mythical beings ... legendary krakens were likely based on deep-sea giant squid. It is also thought that sailors often exaggerated their ...