(16 Apr) Elusive colossal squid finally caught on camera 100 years after discovery in world 1st footage — and it’s tiny

A colossal squid has been filmed in its natural habitat for the first time ever, a century after it was first identified by scientists.

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Archive: ais: https://archive.md/wip/BXWaS ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/152gb

#animals #mollusks #squids

https://www.sciencealert.com/squids-amazing-color-shifting-could-be-key-to-hyper-efficient-solar-tech

#science #biochemistry #squids #solarpower

A dumpling squid (Euprymna tasmanica)

Also known as the southern bobtail squid, this #cephalopod inhabits shallow waters off the coast of southern Australia. It’s an ambush predator and uses mucus glands in its skin to coat itself in sand, where it then lies in wait for prey, like shrimp and small fish. Dumplings must learn to hunt fast: Because males of this species die shortly after mating and females die soon after laying eggs, newborn squid need to fend for themselves.
via amnhnyc
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I have always loved bloopers. 🦑 I always felt so bad for the one you have to kill in Super Mario Sunshine! 😭

One thing I love about Paper Mario is how you can befriend goombas, koopas, etc and see their civilizations. I would like to see bloopers get this kind of love and respect in a game. Like an underwater blooper kingdom level. That would be cool.

#Blooper #Bloopers #SuperMarioSunshine #PaperMario #squids #SuperMario #Mario #Nintendo #VideoGames

Made good progress yesterday working through #DeathsDoor, an indie #ARPG that reminds me a lot of old-school #Zelda games. Great (also unforgiving) game so far, though some of the bosses are a bit of a challenge. You play as a crow, working your 9 to 5 to collect souls as an employed reaper. As one does.

There's a restaurant in the game with the *best* chef - "Jefferson." He cracks me up.

#videogames #GamesAreArt #screenshots #gaming #squid #squids #indiegame #indiegames #gamewriting #rpgs

#ResearchVessel provides comprehensive assessment of the changing Central #Arctic Ocean https://phys.org/news/2024-10-vessel-comprehensive-central-arctic-ocean.html

"Luminescent #sardines from the genus Benthosema were omnipresent in the Central #ArcticOcean... These #fish, less than 10 centimeters long, and the #prawns and #squids we found, indicate that the ecosystem surrounding the #NorthPole is more biodiverse than previously assumed."

It's spooky season, so why not add a little malice to your games!

It's a brand new #Squids update, now with something a bit evil!

https://esdin.itch.io/squids/devlog/808529/squids-v12-a-podcast-something-evil

#playdate #gameDev #indieDev

Day one of the squidboards being live, and while I’m still holding on to my lead on three of the four modes, my high score has been blown out of the water for Cranky mode 😂

You can grab Squids on itch.io!

#olaydate #IndieGame #squids

You ever have one of those nights where you’re like “I should build a standalone leaderboard for my Play date game that lets you scan a QR code to submit your scores”?

No? Just me?

https://esdin.itch.io/squids | https://esdin.net/squidboards

#squids #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #now #with #leaderboards

Advanced underwater robots discover #DeepSea #squid that broods giant eggs
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-advanced-underwater-robots-deep-sea.html

Giant eggs in a deep-sea squid https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.4319

"#MBARI researchers had previously observed deep-sea #squids brooding their eggs, but this sighting was striking because the eggs were twice as large as those of other brooding deep-sea squids... this individual likely represents an unknown species of the family of #Gonatidae and one that broods giant eggs."

#Squids' birthday influences mating https://phys.org/news/2024-04-squids-birthday-male-spear-shown.html

#Squid male alternative reproductive tactics are determined by birth date https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2024.0156

"#SpearSquid that hatch earlier in the season become 'consorts' that fight for mating opportunities. Those that hatch later become 'sneakers,' which use more clandestine mating tactics... once a mating tactic had been determined by their birth date, they stuck with it."

Discovered in the deep: tiny ‘sucker-bum #squid’ with martial arts moves https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/11/pygmy-sucker-squid-species-japanese-coral-reef by Helen Scales

Two new pygmy #squids, #Idiosepius kijimuna and #Kodama jujutsu from the #Ryukyu Islands, #Japan https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-023-04305-1 by Amanda Reid et al., 2023

"The two species of #PygmySquid the size of a fingernail live on Japanese #CoralReefs. Spotting them is a sign of a healthy ecosystem"

Babe, wake up - we just documented a bunch of wild deep sea creatures for the first time https://www.popsci.com/science/new-marine-species-discovered

#science #biology #squids

The CPSC and the Ergodyne company are recalling Squids 3705 Wire Tool Attachments – Screw Gate Tool Tail since this product tends to break when tethered to any tool more than 2 lbs in weight leading to bystander injuries.#ergodyne #squids #wiretoolattachment #break #injury #recall
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0yApxPrz3t/

#squids 2 million years in the future not in the mood for cooking today;

#cryo #cryogenics #thiel #peterthiel #kurzweil #raykurzweil #macfarlane #sethmacfarlane #iceland #food #octopus #meme #mamema #memes

‘Like a bolt of lightning piercing black clouds, this small common squid exploded on to the scene before me. Falmouth, UK.’

Photograph: Aaron Sanders

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REMINDER: Text SQUID ME to 833-724-8398 to get squid facts.

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Two new pygmy #squids discovered among the #corals of #Japan https://phys.org/news/2023-10-pygmy-squids-corals-japan.html paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-023-04305-1

"The scientific names take inspiration from #JapaneseFolklore. Idiosepius #kijimuna is named after the short, red-haired forest #fairies that live in the #banyan trees of #Okinawa... The #Kodama genus is named after the round-headed spirits that live in ancient #trees, whose presence indicate a healthy forest."