Physiological Adaptations

  • Ink: Cuttlefish produce ink that they can spray as a kind of "smoke screen" to escape from predators when their camouflage fails.
  • Poisonous Flesh (Flamboyant Cuttlefish): The flamboyant cuttlefish has poisonous flesh, so potential predators think twice about trying to eat it.
flamboyant cuttlefish
Cuttlefish Spraying Ink
© 2020