Squid Wizard
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Squid magician studying the trophic ecology of deep sea squid in Aotearoa New Zealand. All views expressed are the views of your employer.
It's skin looks pretty loose/wrinkly around it's curled arms, kind of like a hagfish. Is that normal for the species?
January 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It's skin looks pretty loose/wrinkly around it's curled arms, kind of like a hagfish. Is that normal for the species?
What species is it?
December 30, 2024 at 2:02 AM
What species is it?
Looks like a cranchiid squid
December 13, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Looks like a cranchiid squid
What's up with the little prawns/shrimp to the right of the squid?
December 11, 2024 at 10:56 PM
What's up with the little prawns/shrimp to the right of the squid?
Reposted by Squid Wizard
We moved this guy into a tub because we were confident it was still alive, and we were right.
It’s a dumbo octopus, or umbrella octopus, which are a group of deep-sea pelagic (open water) octopuses.
After a couple small tissue snips for genetics, he went back into the ocean.
🦑🧪
It’s a dumbo octopus, or umbrella octopus, which are a group of deep-sea pelagic (open water) octopuses.
After a couple small tissue snips for genetics, he went back into the ocean.
🦑🧪
December 8, 2024 at 5:27 AM
We moved this guy into a tub because we were confident it was still alive, and we were right.
It’s a dumbo octopus, or umbrella octopus, which are a group of deep-sea pelagic (open water) octopuses.
After a couple small tissue snips for genetics, he went back into the ocean.
🦑🧪
It’s a dumbo octopus, or umbrella octopus, which are a group of deep-sea pelagic (open water) octopuses.
After a couple small tissue snips for genetics, he went back into the ocean.
🦑🧪
Do you think the texture of my origami squid looks more like a warty squid or a scaly squid?
December 2, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Do you think the texture of my origami squid looks more like a warty squid or a scaly squid?