Rare deep-sea squid with 'headlights' filmed attacking camera

Rare footage of a deep-sea hooked squid in its natural habitat was captured earlier this month by a team of scientists from The University of Western Australia (UWA) and Kelpie Geosciences in the UK.
#Squid #Science #Sea
The squid was seen wrapping its arms around a sinking camera it had mistaken for prey in the South Pacific on May 8, north of an area called the Samoan Passage.
Bright bioluminescent lights used to startle prey were seen at the ends of two arms of the squid, which chief scientist Heather Stewart likened to “headlights”.
The squid, which Stewart estimated was around 75 cm (2.5 feet) long, was filmed at a depth of just over 1 km (0.6 mile), according to the UWA.

[@HgHg-yp6ft]

It looks like made from velvet...Astonishing.

[@deisle4614]

Glowing tentacles.. that's amazing.

[@rubensano4860]

Tentacles? Right. Never mind.

[@jcdlovetron]

And yet another example of why not to go into the ocean.

[@invisiblerevolution]

She's beautiful ❤

[@mariano7699]

Wait for her hug 🫂 😅

[@CharlieG143]

MAGNIFIQUE!!!

[@jacobtodd1622]

Was that the giant squid that attacked a cruise ship and ate all of the people??
Oh, wait, that was a movie....

[@alexanderdantonio8999]

Wasnt so much an attack as...is that the new iphone.

[@mariano7699]

Pros to cameraman 😊

[@taureanwooley]

Rare, or another squid element under intelligent pressure?

[@bitmasala]

Beautiful

[@animeaunty]

It does the flash down low as if to distract prey from her business parts 🤔🤷

[@theyearwas1473]

"now Billy there is no reason to be scared of the ocean"
*The Ocean 🐙*

[@Mark-cq9nq]

Creation declares the glory of God!

[@lyntonbell7604]

They're suckers not teeth right...???

[@wolfspiritsx5]

Not attacking, checking the camera out

[@nathanhoffman20000]

Cute little devil

[@barrystubbs983]

Attacking , l.o.l

[@AmericanOil-i3m]

The ocean is 😱 scary

[@guff9567]

It's attacking a stick, not the camera which is filming it

[@rubensano4860]

There are two cameras.

[@guff9567]

@@rubensano4860 Why?

[@ubersizeme6867]

One camera for narrow closeup shots
One camera for ‘normal’ views
No need for telescopic
Video shows both

[@Sussieq23]

?? 75 ft in the air??

[@SoftHeart-l9w]

Cool

[@tompabay8721]

👍👍👍

[@dustintacohands1107]

Did it go for the camera and not the bait???

[@The_ZeroLine]

Insanely cool.

[@spinachtriangle]

For everyone and anyone that eats the denizens of the sea, all of these beautiful creatures are at risk of disappearing forever just for a few seconds of mouthfeel and flavour. Let us evolve and stop consuming other beings.

[@jesusofbullets]

I am an organism of this planet. Organisms of this planet consume each other. This is how life has evolved. There is no way around this. To detach from that cycle is an abomination against the very nature that created us.

[@MrSlanderer]

I'll stop, as soon as every other creature agrees to become vegetarians, as well.

[@williamstamper442]

So a deep sea camera taking video of another deep sea camera supposedly taking video of this weird squid.
C'mon now creators. Do better.

[@secretagentbloke]

Yep, everything is a conspiracy, isn’t it Willy?

[@mariano7699]

There's 2 camera 📷 📷