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[–] 29 points 6 months ago (5 children)

What's going on in the left photo? Does the squid have bioluminescent danglers at the front?

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)

    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

    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.

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