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Octopoteuthis

An Octopoteuthis squid in Monterey Bay. ...
squid missing arm tip
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Squid Missing Arm

Octopoteuthis squid with missing arm tip. ...
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Squid Loses Arm in Defense Strategy

Mon, 08/12/2019 - 15:51
a squid
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Meet the Only Squid that Willfully Lops off its Arms

Lopping off one’s arm sounds like a harrowing experience, but for one deep-sea...
August 2019
a deep sea squid
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Squid and Snow

A deep sea squid known as the whiplash squid surrounded in marine snow. ...
an illustration of various squids and octopuses
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How Big are the Cephalopods?

How big does an octopus get? What about a squid? The cephalopods come in all sizes,...
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Giant Squid Caught on Camera

In 2019 an expedition funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Mon, 06/24/2019 - 15:47
two ammonoids in the water
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Ammonoids

Though today cephalopods are best known as soft-bodied creatures such as squid and...
Thumbnail of Merriam-Webster video on the plural of octopus.
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Octopi? The Plural of an Octopus

What is a group of eight-legged cephalopods called? Merriam-Webster ends our...
Wed, 02/14/2018 - 11:52
Thumbnail of expert on Bobtail Squids.
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The Bobtail Squid

A bobtail squid expertly blends in with the light shining from the sea surface, but...
Tue, 02/13/2018 - 14:28
Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Giant Squid

Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...
April 2018
Two octopuses sitting underwater highlight the different textures the animals can take on.
overview

Cephalopods

A highly intelligent group of ocean dwelling creatures, the living cephalopods...
April 2018

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