The oceans are warmer, which means more squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Are Squid from Another Planet?
February 4 2022An actually serious scientific journal has published a paper speculating that octopus and squid could be of extraterrestrial origin. News article. As usual, you can also use this squid post to...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Cephalopods Thirty Million Years Older Than Previously Thought
January 28 2022New fossils from Newfoundland push the origins of cephalopods to 522 million years ago. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Piglet Squid
January 21 2022Nice article on the piglet squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: The Evolution of Squid Eyes
January 14 2022New research: The researchers from the FAS Center for Systems Biology discovered a network of genes important in squid eye development that are known to also play a crucial role...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Squid Prices Are Rising
January 7 2022The price of squid in Korea is rising due to limited supply. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Deep-Dwelling Squid
December 31 2021We have discovered a squid — (Oegopsida, Magnapinnidae, Magnapinna sp.) — that lives at 6,000 meters deep.
:They’re really weird,” says Vecchione. “They drift along with their arms spread...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid-Headed Statue Appears in Dallas
December 24 2021Someone left it in a cemetery. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: UK Recognizes Squid as Sentient Beings
December 17 2021This seems big: The UK government has officially included decapod crustaceans–including crabs, lobsters, and crayfish–and cephalopod mollusks–including octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish–in its Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill. Thi...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: The Far Side Squid Comic
December 10 2021The Far Side is always good for a squid reference. Here’s a recent one. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in...
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