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Cuttlefish
Does cuttlefish live in groups?
Previous observations have found most cuttlefish species to be solitary creatures, only interacting with each other during mating or territorial conte...
What is the botanical name for cuttlefish?
Why are cuttlefish called cuttlefish?Is cuttlefish and squid the same?What oceans do cuttlefish live in?What adaptations do cuttlefish have?What is c...
What is cuttlefish skin made of?
In addition to papillae, cuttlefish skin is covered in chromatophore organs comprising a cytoelastic sac of pigment expanded by a radial array of musc...
What do cuddlefish eat?
“What do they eat?” Cuttlefish are impressive predators. They are able to catch large, fast moving prey such as fish and crustaceans like crabs, shrim...
How do cuttlefish get food?
Cuttlefish feed by using their extendable tentacles to catch prey as it moves past. They also have a razor sharp beak (similar to a parrot's beak) hid...
How big can a cuttlefish grow?
Cuttlefish have large, W-shaped pupils, eight arms, and two tentacles furnished with denticulated suckers, with which they secure their prey. They gen...
How do cuttlefish change colors?
Cephalopods control camouflage by the direct action of their brain onto specialized skin cells called chromatophores, that act as biological color “pi...
How does a cuttlefish look like?
Cuttlefish have large, W-shaped pupils, eight arms, and two tentacles furnished with denticulated suckers, with which they secure their prey. They gen...
Is a cuttlefish an omnivore?
Cuttlefish are carnivorous animals, primarily preying on small crustaceans such as crabs and shrimp. Cuttlefish also eat fish. Is cuttlefish a carnivo...