Rare Blood-Red Squid Captured Alive in Antarctic Waters for the First Time
TL;DR
Researchers captured the first live footage of the elusive Antarctic gonate squid drifting in the deep midnight zone of the Southern Ocean, revealing its bioluminescent ink and large tentacle hooks, providing new insights into this mysterious species.
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- Haunting blood-red squid with large hooks drifts through Antarctic ocean's midnight zone in world-first video Live Science
- We've never seen this rare squid alive in the wild—until now National Geographic
- Nat Geo deep-sea squid: Explorers captures mysterious Gonatus antarcticus squid never before seen alive: 'What are the odds?' ABC13 Houston
- Deep Sea Squid Caught on Camera Alive for the First Time. The Astonishing Footage Wasn't Planned People.com
- Want To See A Monster From The Deep? Nobody Had Ever Seen This Squid Alive Before IFLScience
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