Very pretty.
Of course, you have to remember that it’s probably got the texture of a spongecake, and those long arms are there to collect marine snow, so don’t invite her on a dinner date and don’t expect intimacy, unless you like limp noodles. She’s all show.
‘In spiders evolved’ PZ mentioned: Theridiidae . . making something called a gumfoot web, which is a sticky line under tension that is attached to the ground. Prey that contact the gumfoot line get snared, break the tension, and then get yanked up into the air. It’s a brilliant innovation.
I must say, these squid seem to be using a technique that is loosely similar, trapping the ‘marine snow’ food with long filaments.
PZ seems to still have a lingering fondness for cephalopods.