On the 9th day of Squidmas, my Chun book gave to me... Bathyteuthis abyssicola, a wee deep-sea decabrachian (not true squid) that broods its eggs like a sheet of tiny lightbulbs; see video by : https://t.co/6eSmokybV2. Chun (1910) Plate XXIV.

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todays second deep sea animal of the day is the vampire squid (vampyroteuthis infernalis) !! it is surprisingly not a squid or an octopus , it has its own order called vampyromorphida :D its the only known surviving member of this order !

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น้องทูลู🐙
Stauroteuthis syrtensis | Midnight Class

ปางปกติก็เป็นเด็กดีน่ารักไม่เป็นอัตรายอะไรแต่อย่าทำให้น้องกลัวนะ น่าอัวมากๆเลยนะ แฟ่ๆ

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I just came across this old doodle of mine- Prismenoteuthis cetoides, the sperm whale mimicking squid! XD

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烙餅章魚
Opisthoteuthis californiana

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L'extrémité des tentacules d'un calmar géant (Architeuthis dux) est doté de ventouses alors que celle du calmar colossal (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) possède des ventouses et des crochets rotatifs acérés.
via https://t.co/gIdtPSVT8s & https://t.co/oHysiHahTg

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【Clionidae】
【Opisthoteuthis depressa】

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Celebrating the glory that is Vampyroteuthis infernalis, the vampire squid, who is neither vampire nor squid. This is known as “pineapple posture” and is deployed as a (questionable) defence mechanism by worried vampire squids.

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some of my favorite names on this star chart!
-Déan Eba ("meat bird"), the pelagornithid constellation
-Alaghar ("sea lord") the coelacanth constellation
-Renne ("golden-haired") a yellow hypergiant star
-Ulgharís, tusoteuthis constellation, just means squid but I like the word🦑

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While Wall Blisters are stated to have the light-sensing organ of Vampire Squids, they also have mouths that are suspiciously close to that found on "Promachoteuthis sulcus".

The sulcus is a deep-sea squid that only one specimen has ever been found of, with human-like teeth

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