Discover the Deep: Top 9 Amazing and Fun Facts About Squids You Didn't Know!

1. Invisibility Cloak Squid

Who needs Harry Potter's invisibility cloak when you've got squids in your corner? These masters of disguise are giving "now you see me, now you don't" a whole new meaning: By teaming up the squid's color-changing protein, reflectin, with graphene, scientists have created a film that can hide wearers from night vision cameras and infrared detection, paving the way for dynamic camouflage clothing that even Bond would envy. The military has been eyeing squid's stealth superpowers since 2009 and now, we're one step closer to an actual invisibility cloak!
Source => popsci.com

2. Rocket-Powered Squid

Who needs rockets when you're a squid? Elon Musk, eat your heart out: Squids master the science of jet propulsion, filling their muscular mantle cavity with water before forcefully expelling it through their siphon to gracefully dart away from predators or snatch up a tasty meal.
Source => sciencefriday.com

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3. Giant Squid's Night Vision

Looking to get "eye-deal" vision in the pitch-black depths of the ocean? Try the giant squid method: Boasting the largest peepers in the animal kingdom, these gargantuan gazers measure up to a foot (30 centimeters) in diameter and help our squiddy friends absorb more light to spot glowing meals or sneaky predators lurking in the shadows.
Source => ocean.si.edu

4. Spinning-Hook Death Trap Colossal Squid

Imagine being caught in the world's most sinister, swiveling, spin-cycle with death-by-spinning-hooks as the only way out: introducing the colossal squid, the sole member of its family to wield rotating hooks on its tentacles, totaling up to 25 with two rows on its club! This oceanic gangster doesn't stop there – it also has double rows of arm hooks and lethal, serrated suckers on both arms and tentacles, perfect for holding and immobilizing prey with cold, calculated efficiency.
Source => tepapa.govt.nz

5. Disco Ball Humboldt Squid

Who needs a flashlight when you've got a glow-in-the-dark squid by your side? Introducing the Humboldt squid – Mother Nature's own underwater disco ball: These cephalopod party animals are equipped with bioluminescent photophores, allowing them to illuminate their vibrant patterns in the deep sea darkness for defense, camouflage, and hunting purposes. Talk about lighting up the dance floor!
Source => smithsonianmag.com

6. Cannibalistic Squid Buffet

Who knew squids could host their own seafood buffets? These tentacled marvels are certainly dining with gusto: Up to 40% of the Gonatus Onyx squid species have been documented engaging in cannibalistic behavior, a rather unexpected gastronomic choice in the deep sea, as reported in the journal Deep Sea Research Part 1: Oceanographic Research Papers.
Source => labroots.com

7. Usain Bolt Humboldt Squid

Who needs horsepower when you've got "squidpower"? Humboldt squids are the Usain Bolts of the deep blue sea, leaving their prey in an underwater dust: Believe it or not, these speedy cephalopods can swim at a whopping 15 miles per hour, painting the town red (and white) with their unique color-changing abilities to make them the ultimate predators.
Source => americanoceans.org

8. Speedy Squid Warp-Drive

Blink and you'll miss them, thanks to their underwater warp-drive: squid are the fastest invertebrates in the ocean, reaching speeds of up to 25mph using jet propulsion to outmaneuver predators such as sharks, seals, and whales.
Source => divelogz.com

9. Game Show Balance Champion Squid

If squids ever entered a game show, they'd crush it in the "Orientation and Balance" category: These tentacled navigators carry within their brains two tiny, calcareous structures called statoliths that slide around in chambers known as statocysts, allowing the squid to remain upright and balanced in relation to gravity, even when in complete darkness.
Source => tepapa.govt.nz