I rescued a squid today who looked very much like the one in PZ’s photo (complete to the “eye shadow”). I was out racing in a friend’s sailboat when my girlfriend said, “what’s that thing with the eye balls?”. I looked forward and saw a squid on the leeward deck. I went over and picked it up. It responded by flashing small red dots with the chromatophores on its dorsal side. I quickly showed it to my girlfriend and then tossed him over the side, hoping it would recovery from its ill-advised boarding attempt.
Species8472 says
It doesn’t look angry. But maybe it’s just me that don’t understand squid-emotions?
Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum says
Maybe he’s angry about the green eye shadow.
I know -I- would be mad if somebody put it on me!
ButchKitties says
I have chromatophore envy.
Rey Fox says
So that’s I always feel like that.
Otrame says
Maybe. But at least you have this sniny new internet. *hands over*
pHred says
Big, big eyes and a bright, captivating color?
Are you sure that is “angry” ? Color displays are often used for attracting mates. Perhaps the squid though that the camera was sexy ?
Or camera-person, though that seems unlikely.
Glen Davidson says
Getting all hot-blooded…well, at room temperature.
I’m watching you, and everything else in my almost 360 vision–how does it feel to have your peripheral vision occluded by blood vessels, spiny?
Glen Davidson
Gregory Greenwood says
That isn’t anger, that is Cthulhu coldly assessing your nutritional value through the eyes of its tentacled minion.
ryanschultz says
PZ, you are rubbing off on the general public. Cephalopod Fridays, and look what NPR posted today: http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/10/13/141323332/don-t-mind-me-i-m-not-here-cuttlefish-camouflage?sc=fb&cc=fp
Bill says
It probably ran into an excessively happy sponge before this picture was taken.
DLC says
All Hail Hypnosquid!
Dhorvath, OM says
That sure is a pretty green. Next bike for sure.
Solid Muldoon says
Octopi Wall Street!
Gregory Greenwood says
This squid isn’t angry, he is simply canvassing for the ultimate solution to all America’s electoral woes.
Zerple says
Should be called pretty squid.
Sebastesman says
looks like some mighty fine bait…makes me want to go fishing
Zinc Avenger says
This post brightened my day considerably. Thanks, Solid Muldoon.
Jim Mauch says
Unknown Chicago evolutionary biologist watching cat videos with his friends.
http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/my-groupies-redux/jaccats-2/
Diego says
I rescued a squid today who looked very much like the one in PZ’s photo (complete to the “eye shadow”). I was out racing in a friend’s sailboat when my girlfriend said, “what’s that thing with the eye balls?”. I looked forward and saw a squid on the leeward deck. I went over and picked it up. It responded by flashing small red dots with the chromatophores on its dorsal side. I quickly showed it to my girlfriend and then tossed him over the side, hoping it would recovery from its ill-advised boarding attempt.