this is a Caribbean reef squid floating or drifting just below the surface off
or drifting just below the surface off
or drifting just below the surface off the coast of Venezuela and these are
the coast of Venezuela and these are
the coast of Venezuela and these are animals that begin their life as a tiny
animals that begin their life as a tiny
animals that begin their life as a tiny little egg as we see in this photograph
little egg as we see in this photograph
little egg as we see in this photograph now looking like a some sort of a
now looking like a some sort of a
now looking like a some sort of a science fiction monster here but squid
science fiction monster here but squid
science fiction monster here but squid actually no matter what species they
actually no matter what species they
actually no matter what species they only live about a year maybe 18 months
only live about a year maybe 18 months
only live about a year maybe 18 months they have a very short life I’ve often
they have a very short life I’ve often
they have a very short life I’ve often referred to them as the James Dean of
referred to them as the James Dean of
referred to them as the James Dean of the sea they they live fast and die
the sea they they live fast and die
the sea they they live fast and die young but they do a lot in that amount
young but they do a lot in that amount
young but they do a lot in that amount of time and one of the most remarkable
of time and one of the most remarkable
of time and one of the most remarkable things about squid is their skin not
things about squid is their skin not
things about squid is their skin not only can they change color like some
only can they change color like some
only can they change color like some animals can but they can actually form
animals can but they can actually form
animals can but they can actually form patterns body patterns which is a form
patterns body patterns which is a form
patterns body patterns which is a form of communication amazing each pattern
of communication amazing each pattern
of communication amazing each pattern that they form is a type of language if
that they form is a type of language if
that they form is a type of language if you will that they can communicate to
you will that they can communicate to
you will that they can communicate to their other brethren and here we see a
their other brethren and here we see a
their other brethren and here we see a Caribbean reef squid demonstrating
Caribbean reef squid demonstrating
Caribbean reef squid demonstrating something called the lateral silver
something called the lateral silver
something called the lateral silver display he’s paired with a female which
display he’s paired with a female which
display he’s paired with a female which we can’t see in this photograph but he’s
we can’t see in this photograph but he’s
we can’t see in this photograph but he’s keeping his dark or pretty side I guess
keeping his dark or pretty side I guess
keeping his dark or pretty side I guess to the to the female that he’s with and
to the to the female that he’s with and
to the to the female that he’s with and he’s turning the other half of his body
he’s turning the other half of his body
he’s turning the other half of his body white to repel other males that might be
white to repel other males that might be
white to repel other males that might be thinking about stealing his girlfriend I
thinking about stealing his girlfriend I
thinking about stealing his girlfriend I guess and similar behavior that I
guess and similar behavior that I
guess and similar behavior that I photographed off the Channel Islands in
photographed off the Channel Islands in
photographed off the Channel Islands in California number years ago this
California number years ago this
California number years ago this happened a few nights before Christmas
happened a few nights before Christmas
happened a few nights before Christmas in December at night I had been waiting
in December at night I had been waiting
in December at night I had been waiting for two years to photograph this event
for two years to photograph this event
for two years to photograph this event and then I got a call from a filmmaker
and then I got a call from a filmmaker
and then I got a call from a filmmaker friend of mine saying it was happening
friend of mine saying it was happening
friend of mine saying it was happening so I went out there and what I was
so I went out there and what I was
so I went out there and what I was trying to photograph was this mass
trying to photograph was this mass
trying to photograph was this mass aggregation that’s known as the Big Bang
aggregation that’s known as the Big Bang
aggregation that’s known as the Big Bang of the squid getting together to mate in
of the squid getting together to mate in
of the squid getting together to mate in huge numbers at about a hundred and
huge numbers at about a hundred and
huge numbers at about a hundred and twenty feet off the Channel Islands and
twenty feet off the Channel Islands and
twenty feet off the Channel Islands and they they gather in these groups of
they they gather in these groups of
they they gather in these groups of hundreds and the male will embrace the
hundreds and the male will embrace the
hundreds and the male will embrace the female he’ll wrap her up with his arms
female he’ll wrap her up with his arms
female he’ll wrap her up with his arms and then the arms blush red as you see
and then the arms blush red as you see
and then the arms blush red as you see the one in the foreground doing here
the one in the foreground doing here
the one in the foreground doing here it’s again sort of a warning and scram
it’s again sort of a warning and scram
it’s again sort of a warning and scram this is my girl and and then the females
this is my girl and and then the females
this is my girl and and then the females after will go down and lay an egg on the
after will go down and lay an egg on the
after will go down and lay an egg on the bottom and this huge mop that just sort
bottom and this huge mop that just sort
bottom and this huge mop that just sort of sways in the and the current pretty
of sways in the and the current pretty
of sways in the and the current pretty amazing and probably the scariest animal
amazing and probably the scariest animal
amazing and probably the scariest animal that I’ve ever encountered in the ocean
that I’ve ever encountered in the ocean
that I’ve ever encountered in the ocean was this guy here something called the
was this guy here something called the
was this guy here something called the Humboldt squid acidic hiss gigas an
Humboldt squid acidic hiss gigas an
Humboldt squid acidic hiss gigas an animal that is known to grow to lengths
animal that is known to grow to lengths
animal that is known to grow to lengths of 13 feet that travel
of 13 feet that travel
of 13 feet that travel in schools of thousands has teeth lining
in schools of thousands has teeth lining
in schools of thousands has teeth lining its entire arms all the eight arms and
its entire arms all the eight arms and
its entire arms all the eight arms and two tentacles about 24,000 teeth in
two tentacles about 24,000 teeth in
two tentacles about 24,000 teeth in total and its mouth is actually like a
total and its mouth is actually like a
total and its mouth is actually like a parrot like a macaw that could take a
parrot like a macaw that could take a
parrot like a macaw that could take a quarter sized chunk of meat out of their
quarter sized chunk of meat out of their
quarter sized chunk of meat out of their prey these are animals that when I read
prey these are animals that when I read
prey these are animals that when I read the literature before I went out the
the literature before I went out the
the literature before I went out the photograph and it said they will eat
photograph and it said they will eat
photograph and it said they will eat anything that moves so that was always
anything that moves so that was always
anything that moves so that was always comforting of course but I have this is
comforting of course but I have this is
comforting of course but I have this is one expelling a cloud of ink sort of a
one expelling a cloud of ink sort of a
one expelling a cloud of ink sort of a defensive behavior as I sort of came out
defensive behavior as I sort of came out
defensive behavior as I sort of came out on with my camera I didn’t actually have
on with my camera I didn’t actually have
on with my camera I didn’t actually have any real problems but they are pretty
any real problems but they are pretty
any real problems but they are pretty scary
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