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Related: About this forumThis 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 were 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.
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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
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I have to admit I was skeptical when I saw your subject line, but wow, that IS too cute for words.
highplainsdem
Nov 2019
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eppur_se_muova
(36,227 posts)2. There are several species of 'stubby squid'. Long a favorite of mine.
mahina
(17,506 posts)3. Thanks heaps!
I never even heard of him before and certainly never saw him.
Awesome!
Karadeniz
(22,282 posts)4. He IS adorable...who knew!❤
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)5. The Homer Simpson of squids. :)
PatrickforO
(14,516 posts)6. That is truly beautiful.
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.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)7. It's human overpopulation. That's the central problem.
Just too damn many of us.
Harker
(13,880 posts)8. I'll bet my money on the bob-tailed squid...
somebody bet on the ray.
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.
It's so cute it looks as though it were designed for a Disney movie.