Wild broadclub cutlefish sepia Latimanus hunt with four separate displays. The images are with an action camera behind the hunt of the crab. The cutalfish either (A) Leaf, (B) Passing-Strip, (C) Branching Coral, or (D) Pulse display approaches the crab. Photos: Matio Santen. Credit: Circumstances (2025). Doi: 10.1002/ecy.70021
A small team of maritime biologists at Bristol University in Britain, working with a colleague of West Papua, Indonesia, is working with a colleague of the regional research and innovation agency of Indonesia, found that Wild Broadclub Cutlefish adapted his body shape and color in some ways Does, which depends in some ways. On circumstances, to hide from unheard hunting.
In his study published in the journal CircumstancesThe group spent several months in the sea on the banks of New Guinea, hunting Katalfish.
West Papua is an Indonesian province of Bird’s Head Peninsula and Bomberi Peninsula on the island of New Guinea. A large number of cutalfish stay away from their banks. It was at this place that the researchers on this new venture came, hoping to learn more about how Katalfish use their colorful ability.
Cuttlefish uses their colorful ability to hide from predators. In this new attempt, the research team wanted to know if they also change their colors to help hide from potential hunting. To find out, the team spent several months filming 98 Katalfish, as they hunt for hunting, including crabs, shrimp and other crustaceans. Researchers found that Mollusk had four main types of displays that they used to camouflage themselves as they contacted the prey.
She first named the “The Leaf”, as the cutalfish converts her color into a leaf and level her body, which helps in pulling deception. The second performance he called the “passing strip”; This included converting himself into dark brown except a moving black band under its back. The couple speed, the team found, helped hide the rest of the body of the cutalfish as this contact was made.
She named the third performance as the “Branching Coral”, in which Katalfish raised her arms and turned her body color into a match, reminding them of a coral. Fourth he called “Pulse”; Here, Katalfish pushed his arms forward and pointed them forward, while black black pulses traveled with their bodies. Researchers were not able to tell how it helps catch prey, but found that Katalfish often used it as other demonstrations.
More information:
Martin J. How et al, many hunting wild broadclubs are displayed in cutalfish, Circumstances (2025). Doi: 10.1002/ecy.70021
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