Cuthill Innes C
Centre for Behavioural Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK.
Curr Biol. 2007 Dec 18;17(24):R1059-60. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.10.052.
Cuttlefish are masters of disguise, rapidly changing colour to blend with their backgrounds. A new study shows that they break camouflage to direct warning messages at certain predators, but only those likely to be dissuaded by visual signals.