camouflage

Biology

Some crabs enjoy attaching material to their carapaces to decorate themselves – what are the mechanisms at play?

Behavior

Lower stress levels due to safety in numbers might limit the fish's ability to camouflage.

Animals stay hidden from predators using different skin colors and patterns as camouflage. Scientists recently discovered a unique way some…

Evolution

The deep sea can be a dangerous place to be a fish. Certain fish at this depth have been known…

Biology

Dressing up is a Halloween tradition. In the ocean, some animals 'dress up' to trick their predators or go unnoticed…

Well, it’s that time of year again where hoards of costumed kids roam the streets in search of candy. While…

It’s April Fools’ Day! Today’s the day when you try to prank people, convince them your lies are true, and…

Capable of blending into the environment in a matter of seconds, the octopus in no normal sea creature. But just…

Biofluorescence of coral is well studied, but in this paper, Sparks et al. aimed to investigate the little known details…

Biology

Bioluminescence, or light generation, has long caught our eye in the dark ocean water, but researchers have recently discovered how…

Biology

Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish are considered masters of disguise in the ocean. But how do they do it? A recent…