This is a decade old but new to me. Look at this damned thing.

https://www.deepseanews.com/2013/11/an-amazing-image-of-the-elusive-big-fin-squid/

Magnapinna squids are one of the deep-sea more ethereal creatures. Little is known of these squid as very few have ever been captured, although over the last decade with the increased usage of remotely operated vehicles (ROV) and submersibles more and more video is emerging of them. They are unusual in both that the fins are up to 90% of the length of the body, i.e. the mantle, and the ridiculously long length of the arms. The squid often will hold some of the arms at a 90˚ angles from the side of the body. Wikipedia has a nice entry on the history of their discovery.

dv said:

This is a decade old but new to me. Look at this damned thing.

https://www.deepseanews.com/2013/11/an-amazing-image-of-the-elusive-big-fin-squid/

Magnapinna squids are one of the deep-sea more ethereal creatures. Little is known of these squid as very few have ever been captured, although over the last decade with the increased usage of remotely operated vehicles (ROV) and submersibles more and more video is emerging of them. They are unusual in both that the fins are up to 90% of the length of the body, i.e. the mantle, and the ridiculously long length of the arms. The squid often will hold some of the arms at a 90˚ angles from the side of the body. Wikipedia has a nice entry on the history of their discovery.

Can they get a better picture

Arts said:

dv said:

This is a decade old but new to me. Look at this damned thing.

https://www.deepseanews.com/2013/11/an-amazing-image-of-the-elusive-big-fin-squid/

Magnapinna squids are one of the deep-sea more ethereal creatures. Little is known of these squid as very few have ever been captured, although over the last decade with the increased usage of remotely operated vehicles (ROV) and submersibles more and more video is emerging of them. They are unusual in both that the fins are up to 90% of the length of the body, i.e. the mantle, and the ridiculously long length of the arms. The squid often will hold some of the arms at a 90˚ angles from the side of the body. Wikipedia has a nice entry on the history of their discovery.

Can they get a better picture

Can you get a better picture, wow.

They are weird critters. The long-armed squid (below) is similar and may be closely related.

Apparently all these animals are known only from larvae and juvenile specimens.

dv said:

This is a decade old but new to me. Look at this damned thing.

https://www.deepseanews.com/2013/11/an-amazing-image-of-the-elusive-big-fin-squid/

Magnapinna squids are one of the deep-sea more ethereal creatures. Little is known of these squid as very few have ever been captured, although over the last decade with the increased usage of remotely operated vehicles (ROV) and submersibles more and more video is emerging of them. They are unusual in both that the fins are up to 90% of the length of the body, i.e. the mantle, and the ridiculously long length of the arms. The squid often will hold some of the arms at a 90˚ angles from the side of the body. Wikipedia has a nice entry on the history of their discovery.

To think it’s an earth born creature and looks like that, could be at home in the oceans of Enceladus

Bubblecar said:

They are weird critters. The long-armed squid (below) is similar and may be closely related.

Apparently all these animals are known only from larvae and juvenile specimens.

If the juveniles are 8 metres long then we should fear the adults

dv said:

Bubblecar said:

They are weird critters. The long-armed squid (below) is similar and may be closely related.

Apparently all these animals are known only from larvae and juvenile specimens.

If the juveniles are 8 metres long then we should fear the adults

indeed!

dv said:

Arts said:

dv said:

This is a decade old but new to me. Look at this damned thing.

https://www.deepseanews.com/2013/11/an-amazing-image-of-the-elusive-big-fin-squid/

Magnapinna squids are one of the deep-sea more ethereal creatures. Little is known of these squid as very few have ever been captured, although over the last decade with the increased usage of remotely operated vehicles (ROV) and submersibles more and more video is emerging of them. They are unusual in both that the fins are up to 90% of the length of the body, i.e. the mantle, and the ridiculously long length of the arms. The squid often will hold some of the arms at a 90˚ angles from the side of the body. Wikipedia has a nice entry on the history of their discovery.

Can they get a better picture

Can you get a better picture, wow.

Dude pull back, I was being silly.

Arts said:

dv said:

Arts said:

Can they get a better picture

Can you get a better picture, wow.

Dude pull back, I was being silly.

that’s a lot of calamari rings

Arts said:

dv said:

Arts said:

Can they get a better picture

Can you get a better picture, wow.

Dude pull back, I was being silly.

Yeah me too

dv said:

Arts said:

dv said:

Can you get a better picture, wow.

Dude pull back, I was being silly.

Yeah me too

All this silliness must stop.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Arts said:

Dude pull back, I was being silly.

Yeah me too

All this silliness must stop.

not until the silly season has ended.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Arts said:

Dude pull back, I was being silly.

Yeah me too

All this silliness must stop.

I mean it is a bit of a janky picture and although there are clearer photos of this thing, none of them show the full extent of its tentacles.

dv said:

Arts said:

dv said:

Can you get a better picture, wow.

Dude pull back, I was being silly.

Yeah me too

The ‘wow’ threw me

we apologise for the crude but admit that we read that as big fkn squid