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Divers discover a large mass of Ommastrephes bartramii eggs:
Earlier this month, a team of divers swimming off the coast of Turkey discovered something unexpected: a 4-meter wide gelatinous mass of what turned out to be one of the biggest mass of squid eggs ever discovered.
Another article, with a photo.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
It tried to steal their catch.
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The California market squid, Doryteuthis opalescens, can manipulate its color in a variety of ways:
Reflectins are aptly-named proteins unique to the light-sensing tissue of cephalopods like squid. Their skin contains specialized cells called iridocytes that produce color by reflecting light in a predictable way. When the neurotransmitter acetylcholine activates reflectin proteins, this triggers the contraction and expansion of deep pleats in the cell membrane of iridocytes. By turning enzymes on and off, this process adjusts (or tunes) the brightness and color of the light that’s reflected.
Interesting details in the article and the paper.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
I may have posted this short video before, but if I did, I can’t find it. It’s four years old, but still pretty to watch.
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A cute series of knitted plushies.
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Long article about a very lucrative squid-fishing industry that involves bribing the Cambodian Navy.
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I have always liked this one.
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How dead squid is made to dance when soy sauce is poured on it.
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Legends of giant squid go back centuries:
In his book “The Search for the Giant Squid” marine biologist Richard Ellis notes that “There is probably no apparition more terrifying than a gigantic, saucer-eyed creature of the depths… Even the man-eating shark pales by comparison to such a horror… An animal that can reach a length of 60 feet is already intimidating, and if it happens to have eight squirmy arms, two feeding tentacles, gigantic unblinking eyes, and a gnashing beak, it becomes the stuff of nightmares.”
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It’s a Lovecraftian horror that resonates in the human psyche, though the giant squid are not aggressive against humans and typically feed on other squid and deep-sea fish.
It’s likely that the giant squid served as the basis for centuries of sea monster reports. Ancient sea stories told of the fearsome Kraken, a huge many-tentacled beast, said to attack ships and sailors on the high seas (known to modern audiences in Liam Neeson’s “Clash of the Titans” command to “Release the Kraken!”).
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.