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Judi Lynn

(160,219 posts)
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 03:06 AM Nov 2019

This Bobtail Squid Might Be the Cutest Thing in the Ocean


JULY 2, 2019




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Katie Hogge
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Gather ‘round, ocean lovers…we found it. We found what we’re pretty positive could be the cutest cephalopod in the entire ocean, and its name is the Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes). From their favorite foods to their BFF status with a special little set of bacteria, check out these six things to know about one of the most adorable invertebrates in the entire ocean: the Hawaiian bobtail squid.

More:
https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2019/07/02/bobtail-squid-might-cutest-thing-ocean/

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This Bobtail Squid Might Be the Cutest Thing in the Ocean (Original Post) Judi Lynn Nov 2019 OP
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There are several species of 'stubby squid'. Long a favorite of mine. eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #2
Thanks heaps! mahina Nov 2019 #3
He IS adorable...who knew!❤ Karadeniz Nov 2019 #4
The Homer Simpson of squids. :) Sloumeau Nov 2019 #5
That is truly beautiful. PatrickforO Nov 2019 #6
It's human overpopulation. That's the central problem. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2019 #7
I'll bet my money on the bob-tailed squid... Harker Nov 2019 #8
I have to admit I was skeptical when I saw your subject line, but wow, that IS too cute for words. highplainsdem Nov 2019 #9

Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)

PatrickforO

(14,516 posts)
6. That is truly beautiful.
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 02:24 AM
Nov 2019

Seeing one makes you wonder about intelligence, about how and what it might be thinking. Same with octopi, dolphins, whales and other denizens of the ocean.

Too bad we're killing the ocean. We've got to stop that.

highplainsdem

(48,731 posts)
9. I have to admit I was skeptical when I saw your subject line, but wow, that IS too cute for words.
Sun Nov 10, 2019, 10:44 AM
Nov 2019



It's so cute it looks as though it were designed for a Disney movie.
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