AUT Squid Squad
@autsquidsquad.bsky.social
Deep-sea research group in Aotearoa NZ, focusing on squid ecology & systematics www.aut.ac.nz/alces
Beefy! But definitely octopus, not squid. I think likely Haliphron
December 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Beefy! But definitely octopus, not squid. I think likely Haliphron
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Clearly amazing appearance around 888m in #MarDelPlataCanyon: Amphitretus sp. This telescope octopus has adapted to live in a place where there is nowhere to hide but in plain sight. Deep gratitude to @autsquidsquad.bsky.social for species ID. Description on Insta: www.instagram.com/reel/DNittGh...
August 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Clearly amazing appearance around 888m in #MarDelPlataCanyon: Amphitretus sp. This telescope octopus has adapted to live in a place where there is nowhere to hide but in plain sight. Deep gratitude to @autsquidsquad.bsky.social for species ID. Description on Insta: www.instagram.com/reel/DNittGh...
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July 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Me and @autsquidsquad.bsky.social have been annotating @schmidtocean.bsky.social #Antarctic footage today and it may have driven us a little.... Strange.
#soundon
#Cephalopods #octopus #antarctica
#soundon
#Cephalopods #octopus #antarctica
July 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Me and @autsquidsquad.bsky.social have been annotating @schmidtocean.bsky.social #Antarctic footage today and it may have driven us a little.... Strange.
#soundon
#Cephalopods #octopus #antarctica
#soundon
#Cephalopods #octopus #antarctica
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quick test print ๐ก ...
have to do some corrections
have to do some corrections
July 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
quick test print ๐ก ...
have to do some corrections
have to do some corrections
And a teensy glass squid (cranchiid), Liocranchia
#SQXmas2025
#SQXmas2025
July 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
And a teensy glass squid (cranchiid), Liocranchia
#SQXmas2025
#SQXmas2025
#SQXmas2025 continues. On the larger end of the scale, a hefty warty hooked squid, Onykia sp.
July 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#SQXmas2025 continues. On the larger end of the scale, a hefty warty hooked squid, Onykia sp.
We've had a couple of cock-eyed or jeweled squid species (family Histioteuthidae); this is a nice H. macrohista, one of the more extreme examples of tiny mantle (yes, that's the whole thing!) compared to head & arms. See also distinctive long arm-tip photophores. #SQXmas2025
July 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
We've had a couple of cock-eyed or jeweled squid species (family Histioteuthidae); this is a nice H. macrohista, one of the more extreme examples of tiny mantle (yes, that's the whole thing!) compared to head & arms. See also distinctive long arm-tip photophores. #SQXmas2025
This is a young Moroteuthopsis, a warty hooked squid (family Onychoteuthidae)
July 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This is a young Moroteuthopsis, a warty hooked squid (family Onychoteuthidae)
This year's Squidmas samples are from sub-Antarctic waters. This is Galiteuthis, a 'glass' squid (Cranchiidae, same family the colossal squid). There are undescribed species in this genus so looking forward to genetic results! #SQXmas2025
July 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This year's Squidmas samples are from sub-Antarctic waters. This is Galiteuthis, a 'glass' squid (Cranchiidae, same family the colossal squid). There are undescribed species in this genus so looking forward to genetic results! #SQXmas2025
Day 1 of #SQXmas2025 started with this inspirational message
July 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Day 1 of #SQXmas2025 started with this inspirational message
Merry Squidmas Eve! Tomorrow we dive into the NIWA/Earth Sciences NZ freezers once again to discover what deep-sea cephs they've wrapped up for us. We've been very good this year so hoping for some exciting specimens! Stay tuned ๐ฆ๐๐
July 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Merry Squidmas Eve! Tomorrow we dive into the NIWA/Earth Sciences NZ freezers once again to discover what deep-sea cephs they've wrapped up for us. We've been very good this year so hoping for some exciting specimens! Stay tuned ๐ฆ๐๐
Glass squids including colossal are tougher than they look. Some of the transparent pelagic octos are really delicate but the squids are a little more robust.
June 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Glass squids including colossal are tougher than they look. Some of the transparent pelagic octos are really delicate but the squids are a little more robust.
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#ColossalSquid has been filmed in its natural habitat for the first time!
Filmed in #Antarctica by @schmidtocean.bsky.social, we just had a press conference to share the news. @autsquidsquad.bsky.social provides the voiceover and context for the video. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
@pure-ocean.bsky.social
Filmed in #Antarctica by @schmidtocean.bsky.social, we just had a press conference to share the news. @autsquidsquad.bsky.social provides the voiceover and context for the video. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
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Colossal Squid, 1st Live Observation | Searching for New Species in the South Sandwich Islands
YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean
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April 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
#ColossalSquid has been filmed in its natural habitat for the first time!
Filmed in #Antarctica by @schmidtocean.bsky.social, we just had a press conference to share the news. @autsquidsquad.bsky.social provides the voiceover and context for the video. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
@pure-ocean.bsky.social
Filmed in #Antarctica by @schmidtocean.bsky.social, we just had a press conference to share the news. @autsquidsquad.bsky.social provides the voiceover and context for the video. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
@pure-ocean.bsky.social
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Dr Kat Bolstad (@autsquidsquad.bsky.social ) worked with glass squid expert Dr. Aaron Evans to help confirm this observation; she narrated this video. Read the full Schmidt Ocean Institute announcement here: schmidtocean.org/first-coloss...
First Confirmed Footage of a Colossal Squidโand itโs a Baby! - Schmidt Ocean Institute
One hundred years after its discovery, the colossal squid has been filmed alive in its environment for the first time by a team on board Schmidt Ocean Instituteโs R/V Falkor (too) in waters off the So...
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April 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Dr Kat Bolstad (@autsquidsquad.bsky.social ) worked with glass squid expert Dr. Aaron Evans to help confirm this observation; she narrated this video. Read the full Schmidt Ocean Institute announcement here: schmidtocean.org/first-coloss...
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March 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Idk what it is holding, but great shot of the tentacles! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 805 #SouthSandwichIslands #MarineLife
March 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Idk what it is holding, but great shot of the tentacles! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 805 #SouthSandwichIslands #MarineLife
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Fantastic images of this squid! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 805 #SouthSandwichIslands #MarineLife
March 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Fantastic images of this squid! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 805 #SouthSandwichIslands #MarineLife
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Tiny little opisthoteuthis blinking. Thanks @jeffday.bsky.social for the ID! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 805 #SouthSandwichIslands #MarineLife
March 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Tiny little opisthoteuthis blinking. Thanks @jeffday.bsky.social for the ID! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 805 #SouthSandwichIslands #MarineLife
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One last moroteuthopsis for the end of the Expedition. Next one starts in July. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 805 #SouthSandwichIslands #MarineLife
March 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
One last moroteuthopsis for the end of the Expedition. Next one starts in July. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 805 #SouthSandwichIslands #MarineLife
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A huge thanks to #IntrepidTravel for having me and @autsquidsquad.bsky.social aboard to deploy our #ProjectESCA #squid lure in #Antartica.
March 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
A huge thanks to #IntrepidTravel for having me and @autsquidsquad.bsky.social aboard to deploy our #ProjectESCA #squid lure in #Antartica.
Likely Mastigoteuthis psychrophila
Is that a Mastigoteuthis? If so, I didn't expect to see that. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 803! #SouthSandwichIslands #MarineLife
March 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Likely Mastigoteuthis psychrophila