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minus-squarebrianpeiris@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-224 days agoYeah, it’s wild they do actually have large “photophores” at the ends of their arms. More info here: https://www.livescience.com/animals/squids/elusive-octopus-squid-with-worlds-largest-biological-lights-attacks-camera-in-striking-new-video https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taningia_danae Taningia danae, the Dana octopus squid, is a species of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae, the octopus squids. It is one of the largest known squid species, and it has one of the largest photophores (light organs) known in any organism.
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 days agoHoly crap, that’s terrifying and so cool! Thanks for the info!
Yeah, it’s wild they do actually have large “photophores” at the ends of their arms. More info here:
https://www.livescience.com/animals/squids/elusive-octopus-squid-with-worlds-largest-biological-lights-attacks-camera-in-striking-new-video
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taningia_danae
Holy crap, that’s terrifying and so cool! Thanks for the info!