Cuttlefish: Every living being in nature has some qualities due to which it is completely different from other animals. Today we will tell you about a unique sea creature, which can change the color of its skin very quickly. The name of this creature is cuttlefish. It subdues its prey before attacking, hence it can be said that it is expert in hypnotizing. After all, you will not believe your eyes after seeing how the cuttlefish does this. Now a video related to this is going viral.
This has been posted by a user named @wonderofscience on the social media platform This video is only 20 seconds long, in which you can see how this creature changes color and then how it hunts.
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Cuttlefish use their amazing color changing ability to “hypnotize” prey.pic.twitter.com/ELkJewQPUj
— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) December 30, 2023
At the same time, in a video uploaded on YouTube by Nat Geo WILD, the method of hunting cuttlefish has also been explained. Cuttlefish is a sea creature that can rapidly change the color of its skin as per its wish. It does this by using its nervous system. By changing color, this creature can not only blend in with the environment, but it can also hypnotize its prey.
See here- Cuttlefish Attack YouTube Video
Subdues prey before attacking
Cuttlefish subdues its prey before attacking. First of all it moves towards the prey and then stops at one place. After this, the color starts changing rapidly, seeing which the prey becomes hypnotized. Meanwhile, this creature attacks the prey rapidly. This attack is so fast that the victim does not even get a chance to recover.
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Amazing Facts About Cuttlefish
Americanscientist.org reports that cuttlefish are called Chameleons of the sea due to slight changes in color and shape. You will be surprised to know that cuttlefish change color and skin shape to communicate with other cuttlefish, disguise themselves, warn potential predators and subdue prey. This amazing creature does this in less than a second.
cuttlefish is not a fish
Nationalgeographic.com reports that, despite its name, the cuttlefish is not a fish but an intelligent sea creature related to the octopus, squid and nautilus. It has many smart tricks to avoid predators. Its scientific name is Sepiida, it can range in size from 1.7 to 20 inches long. Cuttlefish is color blind.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 1, 2024, 09:28 IST
