Tomorrow's NOVA is all about cuttlefish!
Kings of Camouflage, eh? It brings me back to freshmen zoology. My prof showed this incredible video of how cuttlefish communicate, both through color changes and signaling. That video was largely responsible for my decision to change my major: from English to biology.
I never found out what the video was, though I would love a copy. Anyone have any ideas?
More like this
New research published in the journal, Animal Behavior, has shed light on an extraordinary adaptation of unborn cuttlefish: the ability to visualize prey while they are still in their egg casings.
A reader sent in this intriguing question in response to the previous post on cuttlefish:
"What is there vision like? Do they really see around them clearly enough to have evolved mimicry?"
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a dolphin that has mastered the tric
Aliens From Inner Space maybe? A BBC Wildlife Special.
Perhaps it was the episode of the Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau about cuttlefish? This does not seem to be available anywhere on the Web. I remember this episode very well - it was beautiful and riveting. I've been a cuttlefish fan ever since. It might be somewhere in this series.
Thanks Jamais. I'll have to update my queue.