OKINAWA, Japan — Researchers in Japan have learned that squids camouflage using chromatophores similar to their fellow cephalopod family members, octopus and cuttlefish. Based on a new study, ...

UC Irvine scientist and professor Alon Gorodetsky’s research group has developed a coating made of synthetic squid cell proteins that could be integrated into clothing or applied to an object’s ...

These expert camouflage skills have intrigued scientists as long ago as 350 B.C., when Aristotle took interest in octopuses’ ...

As an octopus, a squid, or a cuttlefish moves around a reef in the ocean, it instantly camouflages itself against the background. Known as cephalopods, these animals have the extraordinary ability to ...

Some animals we know have amazing abilities to change their form, especially when it comes to their color. Although, of course, these color-changing animals delight us, the power of camouflage plays ...

University of New Hampshire researchers have identified the pigments that contribute to the colors of squid, cuttlefish and octopi and allow them to camouflage their appearance.The critters are ...

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Americans eat billions of pounds of seafood every year, but we hardly stop to think about the amazing abilities of these creatures when they're deep-fried, delicious-looking morsels on our plates.

A squid-like film can be switched on and off chemically to change how infrared light is reflected. If there’s one thing squid are good at, it’s hiding. The mysterious giant squid is one of the most ...

Some of the newest technology and development in camouflage is inspired by a 60-million-year-old creature: squid. In a lab at UC Irvine, chemical engineering professor Alon Gorodetsky and his team are ...

The dangers around spending too much time in the sun are well established, and over the years we have seen a number of interesting technological solutions that alert the user when they should make for ...