See-through squid lets scientists study cephalopod nervous system. by William von Herff, Marine Biological Laboratory ...

Octopus arms move with incredible dexterity, bending, twisting, and curling with nearly infinite degrees of freedom. New research from the University of Chicago revealed that the nervous system ...

And RNAs in the nervous system of the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) are recoded three to six times as often as in other organs or tissues. The longfin squid recodes RNA at ...

Hummingbird bobtail squid (Euprymna berryi) hatchlings. Scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory created an albino strain of bobtail squid (on left) that allows for clear optical viewing of the ...

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A new study finds that cephalopods – a diverse class of mollusks that includes octopuses, squid and cuttlefish – make their brains in a similar way to vertebrates. The study is published in Current ...

First, why do the squid turn translucent almost instantaneously after being “karate chopped”? Like octopuses and cuttlefish, squid skin is covered in pigment-containing cells called chromatophores.