Young jumping spiders dangle by a thread through the night, in a box, in a lab. Every so often, their legs curl and their spinnerets twitch — and the retinas of their eyes, visible through their ...

Biologists at the University of Cambridge and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, have discovered that cuttlefish, masters of camouflage whose shape-shifting talents have ...

Cuttlefish cause their tentacles to undulate in ways that appear to carry specific meanings, at least to other cuttlefish, a new study reveals. Moreover, these messages can be conveyed not only by ...

This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED’s parent company, Condé Nast. “Cuttlefish can ...

National News The Cuttlefish, a Master of Camouflage, Reveals a New Trick Consider the cocktail umbrella. Like their larger counterparts, these wee things can be furled and unfurled easily. Once you ...