IT is generally recognized that the cuttlebone not only serves the cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis (L.), as a skeleton but also gives it buoyancy. The cuttlebone contains gas spaces which give it a ...

Unlike the octopus's arms, which that animal often uses to move and carry objects, the cuttlefish's eight arms are specialized for grasping prey after the cuttlefish captures it with its two ...

Cuttlefish are cephalopods, like squid and octopuses. The term cephalopod comes from Latin words that mean “head” and “foot” – which is apt, since the tentacles of these creatures, which help them ...