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Awww, it’s a squidling learning to camouflage! 😍👶🦑 Cephalopods like squid use pigment sacs called chromatophores to change the color of their skin. Muscles attached to the sacs expand …

montereybayaquarium: Q: What’s it like to be a cephalopod aquarist? A: 👇 🦑 The squids are alright 🦑 Source link

My, my… what big eyes you have! 👀🦑 When it comes to squid eye size, bigger is better. Just to put it in perspective, a squid eye can be …

Cuttlefishes and nautilus really rise to the occasion! Much like their molluscan cousins, most cephalopods have shells—some are very obvious, like a nautilus’s shell, while others are much subtler, …

We aren’t squidding when we say that cephalopods are clearly radula! 🦑 A bigfin reef squid’s mantle, arms and tentacles are so transparent that you can actually see parts …

We all have our blind spots — or do we??  The layout of human eyes and cephalopod eyes is remarkably similar, but in humans, the nerves that carry visual …

Cuttlefish: Reigning Eye-Spy champions since 160,000,000 BC 🔍👀 Weird, wonderful and shaped like a “W”, the wavy pupils and “eyelids” of a cuttlefish are designed to help even out …

What does an octopus feel like?  Cephalopods, including octopuses, are mollusks. They’re close cousins to slugs, snails, mussels and scallops. An octopus is a little like a normal mollusk …

Time to polarize and shine! ☀️😎 Scientists have found that some cuttlefish not only see polarized light, but might also be able to display polarized light patterns on their …

Here’s a quick photo tip from our cuttlefish for National Selfie Day 🐙🤳 Like their octopus kin, cuttlefish hide from enemies with camouflage and clouds of ink. Humans have …