cuttlefish

Divers are sharing images of a cuttlefish encountered on a scuba dive around the Gili Islands near Lombok, Indonesia. The posts tag local dive spots including Gili Trawangan and Gili Air, and are drawing attention from the diving community and travellers interested in the area's marine life.

Researchers have produced the first transgenic cuttlefish, a landmark in marine biology achieved after six years of work and roughly 4,000 failed embryos. The result opens new possibilities for studying cephalopod genetics and development, as cuttlefish have long resisted genetic modification techniques that work in other animals.