Googly-Eyed Stubby Squid
A purple squid with eyes so googly it could easily be mistaken for a character in the movie “Finding Nemo” was recently spotted by scientists off the coast of Southern California.
The so-called stubby squid (Rossia pacifica) is a species of bobtail squid native to the northern Pacific Ocean. These adorable sea creatures can be found in waters from Japan to Southern California, and typically dwell along the ocean floor, at depths of around 984 feet (300 meters), though they have been spotted as deep as 4,260 feet (1,300 m), according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).
Source:
http://www.nautiluslive.org/video/2016/08/12/googly-eyed-stubby-squid
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he is cute. does that mean people won't eat him? I think cephalopods have demonstrated too much intellect to be food.
ReplyDeleteann kiszt: people eat all sorts of cute animals. This guy is somewhat safe because they're tiny and live so far down in the ocean, so they're not worth catching for food, or at least not yet.
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