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minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·8 days agoWhat’s going on in the left photo? Does the squid have bioluminescent danglers at the front?
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-28 days agoMaybe it’s like my cat when I catch her on my security cams in night mode. Fuckin lasers.
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 days agoLasers, how do they work?!
minus-squarebrianpeiris@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-28 days agoYeah, it’s wild they do actually have large “photophores” at the ends of their arms. More info here: https://www.livescience.com/animals/squids/elusive-octopus-squid-with-worlds-largest-biological-lights-attacks-camera-in-striking-new-video https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taningia_danae Taningia danae, the Dana octopus squid, is a species of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae, the octopus squids. It is one of the largest known squid species, and it has one of the largest photophores (light organs) known in any organism.
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoHoly crap, that’s terrifying and so cool! Thanks for the info!
What’s going on in the left photo? Does the squid have bioluminescent danglers at the front?
Maybe it’s like my cat when I catch her on my security cams in night mode. Fuckin lasers.
Lasers, how do they work?!
Goddammit, Donut
Yeah, it’s wild they do actually have large “photophores” at the ends of their arms. More info here:
https://www.livescience.com/animals/squids/elusive-octopus-squid-with-worlds-largest-biological-lights-attacks-camera-in-striking-new-video
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taningia_danae
Holy crap, that’s terrifying and so cool! Thanks for the info!