How do squid communicate with each other?

How do squid communicate with each other and what signals do they use for this?

Asker: Martin, 16 years old

Answer

Squid and their relatives, the octopus and squid, are masters of camouflage.

For this they use their two-layered skin. In this they have chromatophores, these are dark cells whose shape and size they can change very quickly. In addition, they also have iridophores contain small plates by controlling the large ones between these plates, they can also form certain colors such as blue and green.

They have the most advanced camouflage in the animal kingdom. This also allows them to communicate with each other through a rich vocabulary of color changes and body postures.

Answered by

Dr. Anthony Van de Putte

Antarctic biodiversity

How do squid communicate with each other?

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