Many organisms leverage showy colors for attracting mates. Because color is a property of light (determined by its wavelength ...
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Cuttlefish literally twist light to attract a mate, study finds
Every critter on this planet that relies on a sexual means of reproduction has its own way of luring in a mate – but ...
Cuttlefish attract prospective sexual partners by creating a pattern on their skin, based on the orientation of light waves.
Flamboyant sexual ornaments serve as conspicuous visual signals optimized to the visual receptors and perception of potential ...
Researchers observed the common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) routinely wave its arms in four flashy gestures. Cuttlefish wave their expressive arms in four distinctive dancelike signals—potentially ...
Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...
Every winter, off the coast of South Australia, thousands of giant cuttlefish gather for the showdown of a lifetime. In an effort to win a mate, these shape-shifting sea creatures display some of the ...
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