Cephalopods use inking as a defensive tactic, but researchers observed ink also used for predation. Japanese pygmy squid (Idiosepius paradoxus) use ink during hunting attacks in two different ways: 1- the squid releases ink between themselves and the prey and then attack through the ink cloud, 2 – the squid releases ink away from the prey and then attack from another direction.
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Japanese pygmy squid (Idiosepius paradoxus) use ink for predation as well as for defence
Noriyosi Sato , Fumio Takeshita, Eiji Fujiwara, Takashi Kasugai
Marine Biology, 10.1007/s00227-016-2833-y
