With eight arms instead of 10, this squid breaks the rules. The octopus squid (Octopoteuthis deletron) is unusual among squids. Most squids have eight arms and two long tentacles, making a total of 10 appendages. As young Octopoteuthis mature into adults, their two feeding tentacles are reabsorbed into their bodies. While exploring the midwater, we often encounter octopus squid in a distinctive posture: large fins spread wide, and arms with twinkling tips curled above the head. Light-producing o

#SQUIDtember Initiating Cruise Control🛸 🎥: @_bugdreamer_ Like octopuses, squids take seawater into their mantle cavities and exhale through a single tube (siphon) If you’re wondering how they stay torpedo shaped, it’s because they have an super sleek internal shell called a pen 🖊️ Unlike a cuttlefish’s cuttlebone that acts like a witches broomstick, a pen doesn’t help em float at all! — but it does keep them in a perpetual streamline position to make for a super fast escape! 🦑 kinda similar