'Googly-Eyed' Stubby Squid Captures Internet's Attention

It may be a cartoon character, but that is real. This little squid is raising a wave on the Internet.

When the Nautilus expeditions researchers sailed along the deep seabed of the California coast, they saw a huge purple creature with animals-like eyes.

"It looks like a fake," someone said. And those rude eyes? "They look just like they put them on it," the other said, laughing.

In fact, researchers can not think of their laughter as a cute creature's view. "It's like a child wearing a toy." Stubborn squid was forgiving, looking straight across the whole 5 minute video. You can see the important moment of Squid here:

Saturday 's weekend version interviewed Nautilus' scientific researcher Samantha Wishnak. She stated that the small cephalopods caused many ripple effects. "I think it really appeals to our researchers and the imagination of the hundreds of viewers we have found."

A big expression of that pretty eyes? "We may have encountered a squid once, I do not want to see a 5,500 pound underwater robot move to it." "Scuba divers actually encountered these squids at the depth of diving, When they are opened, they will get a similar deer headlight. "

She said these short squids were more difficult than they look - if you are a shrimp, they are 'ambush predators you do not want to encounter'. Wishnak believes that the squid is hunting when the crew finds a squid. Here's more:

"Because they are really hunters at night, they actually spend the time just to dig his eyes and dig a hole in the ocean."

She said that they are not so purple all the time because a successful trick involves activating a "sticky sticky jacket". This means "cobblestone, sand, whatever the type of cave it adheres to the jacket, giving them an extra layer of camouflage." "Every time a small fish or shrimp got over it, it actually slid out the muzzle jacket and slid down from the bottom to drill a hole in the next meal," they waited.

Do you want to enjoy the deep sea more? Please look at the "abnormally small octagonal fish" found near Hawaii earlier this year.

The so-called Rossia pacifica is a kind of squid native to the North Pacific. These lovely marine creatures have been found to have a depth of 4,260 feet (1,300 meters) to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but the area from Japan to Southern California, usually about 984 feet (300 meters) of the ocean floor ) In depth. Laboratory (MBARI) Huge eyes of rough squid, "looked painted", the scientists are satisfied with the exploration vessel (E / V) Nautilus. In the live broadcast of Nautlius Undersea Adventure, one researcher said that the squid who did his eye saw "like a child dropped his toy".

Like other short cuts (mackerel), this species has no whorl and has a rounded basement from squid. They have 8 arms and 2 tentacles, which may seem octopus for many people. As seen in the pictures and videos below, most seeds are quite small. Short squids swim in a way similar to squid - with feathers and jet propellers. Interestingly, they are in symbiotic relationship with the bioluminescent bacteria (Aliivibrio fischeri) found in the special luminescent organ of the animal mantle. These symbiotic bacteria eat sugar + amino acid solution provided by carp. In return, they "hide the contours of the squid from the bottom by matching the amount of light hitting the mantle."