Bobtail squids can ooze glue from their skin.
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A squid biologist takes to the streets — and Skype — to share scientific knowledge. Squid biologist Sarah Mcanulty (@sarahmackattack) runs the Squid Facts hotline and recently hosted #Squidtember (with lots of delightful illustrations by Natalie Metzger aka The Fuzzy Slug.) Want a squid fact? Text "OH YEAH!" to 1-833-SCI-TEXT
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posted by supermedusa at 12:36 PM on November 3, 2022
posted by supermedusa at 12:36 PM on November 3, 2022
Also check out Sarah McAnulty's excellent interviews with Alie Ward at Ologies:
Teuthology
Teuthological Ludology
(and spill your own ink in McAnulty's Ink-credible cephalopod coloring book!)
posted by carrioncomfort at 12:56 PM on November 3, 2022 [1 favorite]
Teuthology
Teuthological Ludology
(and spill your own ink in McAnulty's Ink-credible cephalopod coloring book!)
posted by carrioncomfort at 12:56 PM on November 3, 2022 [1 favorite]
SQUID! FACTS! HOTLINE!
I have learned many squid facts from her.
posted by rmd1023 at 2:25 PM on November 3, 2022
I have learned many squid facts from her.
posted by rmd1023 at 2:25 PM on November 3, 2022
YaY! I usually celebrate Cephalopod Awareness Days from October 8-12. Oct 10 is designated as Squid/Cuttlefish, or Squiddleday. Happy to add more fascinating invertebrate holidays to the calendar!.
posted by winesong at 3:13 PM on November 3, 2022
posted by winesong at 3:13 PM on November 3, 2022
This is awesome
Almost as awesome as Catfacts..... from here in 2012!
posted by lalochezia at 4:11 PM on November 3, 2022 [1 favorite]
Almost as awesome as Catfacts..... from here in 2012!
posted by lalochezia at 4:11 PM on November 3, 2022 [1 favorite]
Bobtail squids can ooze glue from their skin.
Favorite squid factoid: to camouflage itself from predators in very shallow water, the tiny, multi-talented Hawaiian Bobtail Squid also hosts symbiotic light-emitting — and sometimes deadly — Vibrio fischeri bacteria that counter-illuminate (and eliminate) its shadow.
posted by cenoxo at 1:49 AM on November 4, 2022
Favorite squid factoid: to camouflage itself from predators in very shallow water, the tiny, multi-talented Hawaiian Bobtail Squid also hosts symbiotic light-emitting — and sometimes deadly — Vibrio fischeri bacteria that counter-illuminate (and eliminate) its shadow.
posted by cenoxo at 1:49 AM on November 4, 2022
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Hello? This is, um, Joe Bether...son...ton. If I invite a squid as my, um, companion to Thanksgiving dinner, is there a chance I could kill my guests? I'm not saying that's necessarily a deal breaker.
posted by The Bellman at 12:28 PM on November 3, 2022 [2 favorites]