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posted by janrinok on Sunday April 22 2018, @09:54AM   Printer-friendly
from the admiral-ackbar dept.

Bizarre Squid Seen Alive for First Time

In the Gulf of Mexico, a strange creature lurks in the deep: a blood-red squid with stubby arms, missing tentacles, and a knack for swimming like a nautilus.

The unusual squid, which might or might not be a new species, was filmed on April 17 by the crew of the Okeanos Explorer, a research vessel run by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Charged with exploring Earth's largely unknown deep waters, the Okeanos Explorer has captured extraordinary footage over the years. Previous expeditions have filmed strange glowing jellyfish, a ghostly octopus nicknamed "Casper," and deep-sea "krakens" fighting inside of a shipwreck. From now until May 3, 2018, the ship will be broadcasting its undersea adventures live on YouTube.

But on April 17, researchers got a surprise: Thousands of feet beneath the surface in the western Gulf of Mexico, the Okeanos Explorer's remote-controlled submarine spotted a creature that, at first, didn't resemble a squid at all.

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday April 22 2018, @12:54PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday April 22 2018, @12:54PM (#670324) Journal

    Nahhhh, squids is squids. If you were military, you would refer to your fellow servicemen with the appropriate terms - grunts, jarheads, squids, airedales, etc. Squid is generic for sailors - submariners are bubbleheads when you want to discuss them specifically.

    They've discovered a new squid, I figure it's Russian sailors. Or, it could be those Asians who are claiming large parts of the ocean around Japan and so on.

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