Archive for the 'Weird Squids' Category

The Big Red Octopus: Weird Creature of the Deep

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

This octopus is called the Big Red and it is very peculiar looking. This oddball was found about 1500m deep in the ocean and was capture beautifully. Here is the Big Red in all of its glory. Absolutely Stunning!

Unusual Jewel Squid

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Despite its delicate, decorated appearance, this jewel squid was found 1,650 lung-crushing feet (500 meters) beneath the surface of the North Atlantic. Scientists on a recent deep-sea expedition found the squid, called Histioteuthis, along with an abundance of other species thought to be very rare, if not unknown, elsewhere. Jewel squid are known for their [...]

The Blue Ringed Octopus

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

This unusual looking octopus is called the Blue Ringed octopus because of its appearance. It is very tiny – about the size of a golf ball actually and it is very venomous and deadly to humans. So don’t get close to one because there is no anecdote.

The Six Legged Octopus

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

The Hexapus Caretakers at a British aquarium recently discovered that one of its newest residents, an octopus named Henry, had six legs instead of the usual eight. Apparently the caretakers have researched everywhere to see if there really is such thing, but so far, the only documented six-legged octopus is this one! Therefore, they dubbed [...]

An Unusual Squid

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

New Squid- Champion Chewer   This squid was found among 80,000 deep-sea organisms collected from the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a chain of undersea mountains halfway between Europe and North America.This new, unusual type of squid was named Promachoteuthis sloan. The shape of its beak suggests the squid is a powerful chewer.