An ROV meets an Enemy of Squid, and the monster just takes its time, casually cruising around the cameras, showing off. Probably before going off to murder more cephalopods.
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
That must be so weird for the whale, seeing lights at that depth.
Wow, that’s awesome (in the original sense)! I also love it how all the scientists (I think) totally flip out over this (totally justified AFAIAC).
Absolutely amazing.
It’s not murder. It’s justifiable Teuthidoktonia.
@hoku- Not really- there are plenty of bioluminecent organisms down there, after all.
For a brief moment, when I read “Enemy of Squid” my first thought was “Oh, PZ came up with a cutesy collective noun for a group of squid.”
Goodness. Gracious even.
Cool. Congratulations, Nautilus!
Wonderful.
If cephalopods dont want to be eaten they shouldn’t marinate themselves.
The nerdgasms were fun to hear. “Oh WOW!”
kome@6: That’s how I read it, too!
Is there an official term for a collective group of squid? If not, I think “an enemy of squid” has a sweetly ironic touch.
Apparently it’s a plain, boring old shoal of squid, though there was a petition a few months back to change it to ‘squad.’ Language is usage-based though; so pick a noun and make it popular enough, and it’ll eventually be recognised by the dictionaries.
Anyone else get the impression the whale was trying to figure out if the whole camera apparatus was edible? :)