Science News for Kids » squid http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Blending in http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/engineers-take-a-lesson-from-natures-masters-of-disguise/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/engineers-take-a-lesson-from-natures-masters-of-disguise/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:03:06 +0000 Eric Niiler http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16958 Can you spot the cuttlefish? A common European cuttlefish camouflages itself on the seafloor. Credit: Justine Allen

Engineers take a lesson from nature’s masters of disguise]]> Can you spot the cuttlefish? A common European cuttlefish camouflages itself on the seafloor. Credit: Justine Allen

Engineers take a lesson from nature’s masters of disguise]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/engineers-take-a-lesson-from-natures-masters-of-disguise/feed/ 0 Secret signals http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/secret-signals/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/secret-signals/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:40:20 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15339 Chemicals called pheromones act as messengers between individuals. Many plants and animals — including squid — respond to such secret chemical signals. Credit: Roger T. Hanlon

Animals respond to chemical messages they may not even realize they’re swapping]]> Chemicals called pheromones act as messengers between individuals. Many plants and animals — including squid — respond to such secret chemical signals. Credit: Roger T. Hanlon

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