#strawberry squid

[teathattast]

Wake up babe new fish dropped

[sneepsnorp3d]

the strawberry squid is the most beautiful girl in the world

[daily-cephalopod]

Today's cephalopod is saying wheeeee!!!!!!!!

[lime-sketches114]

ZORA MAY feat Fresa the Strawberry Squid Zora 🍓🦑

Redraw from last year's entry :3 I missed my deep sea opera diva!

@prisiidon hope you love her :3

(DANG I've improved since last time)

[psikonauti]

Strawberry squid (Histioteuthis heteropsis)

Photographed by Paul Caiger

[aquacuties]

the strawberry squid is found in the twilight zone, and is known for their colouring and oddly shaped eyes! a large left eye looks upwards for shadows of creatures above, while the smaller right eye looks below for bioluminescence from prey!

[fishenjoyer1]

Fish of the Day

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Today's fish of the day is the strawberry squid!

The strawberry squid, also known as the cockeyed squid, and scientific name Histioteuthis heteropsis is known for their distinctive eyes. Living in the twilight zone (mesopelagic zone) of the ocean, stretching the depths of 200 meters to 1,000 meters, these squid have a unique method for the intake of light in their native range and ability to spot prey and predators. But first, let's go over their range and habitat. The strawberry squid lives exclusively within the twilight zone from 200-1000 meters, undergoing diel vertical migration (a daily migration taking place at night where deep sea animals move upward to predate on various plankton and active nekton) when most predators in shallower waters rest. During the day these squid can be found anywhere from 500-700m, but during the night they are found from 300-400m. Range wise, they can be found in the California and the Humboldt currents, which border the Western coast of the United states, and then further South to the Equator, with the squid living out past the continental shelf.

With an entire name focusing on it, the strawberry squid is best known for the unique eyes they have developed. Due to living in the mesopelagic twilight zone of the ocean, only 1% of all sunlight that is present at the water surface can be visible at even the shallowest sections of the zone. These different eyes are designed for seeing better in light/darker areas of water, with the larger eye focusing on looking upward to spot the shadows of prey cast in the water above them. The smaller eye looks downward in the water column to focus on flashes of bioluminescence that could warn of prey or predators. These eyes are the same size when young, but develop as the squid ages. The other, and more common name for the strawberry squid is focused on their general coloration, and the photophores scattered around the body, which are visually similar to strawberry seeds. Photophores can be found on many different deep sea animals, and are small light producing organs, which are only found in the Histioteuthis family of squids, which contains only the strawberry squid and a close relative. These photophores are used for counter illumination, to hide from both predators and prey. 

The diet of the squid is made up of shrimps, fishes, and other deep sea squid. These prey are captured by ambush, as the squid very carefully searches for them visually before sneaking closer until it is in range to lunge, wrapping its tentacles around prey and biting down with the sharp beak. They can grow up to as long as 13cm, with only about 5 inches of mantle length.  Very little is known about their reproduction or mating, but squids in the Histioteuthidae family lack a specialized mating tentacle, and rather rely on small packets of sperm masses it can send out, which will then find the female squid and meet eggs held within the single ovary. Other than this, the lifecycle of this squid is entirely unknown, leaving many things about them a mystery for now.

That's the strawberry squid! Have a wonderful Tuesday, everyone!

[cosmonautroger]

strawberry squid

[sarahmackattack]

One day I'll get to the point where I'm not posting with the caveats "Ok the fins are fucked and the eye is too small proportionally" but today is not that day.

[molabuddy]

Oh my god Transgender AND a cephalopod enthusiast??? This is what im trying to curate my tumblr to be exclusively, hope you have a great day

くコ:彡

WOOO YEAHH YEAAHH WOOO

thank you :]

[misocupnoodles]

biologically inaccurate mermaids (composition inspired by mucha's seasons series) (for my finals) (yes i accidentally drew the dorsal fin backwards)

[sandpaperoctopi]

Invertober Day 21: strawberry squid

[windmills123]

a Berry 4 u .. (day 21)

[kallie-at-the-end]

Doing mermay for the first time this year. I love weird learning about weird sea creatures so I decided to cute-girlify a tone of them. This Girl is based on the very real and fittingly named strawberry squid. It took me forever to figure out what to do with strawberry squid's weird lopsided eyes, but I decided to make her staff the bigger one. She is also based on magical girls and came out very princessy.

Tell me what I should name her.

[lime-sketches114]

FRESA FRAGARIA THE STRAWBERRY SQUID ZORA

Ooooooo boi! Time to go out with MARVELOUS bang with @prisiidon 's Zora May stuff!!! I found out about Strawberry Squids a day or so ago and I was like SOLD!!!! so I made her :D

Meet Fresa Fragaria!!! She's a deep sea twilight zone Zora with beautiful bioluminescent skin! It glitters and shines like she is bejeweled/bedazzled! She has a beautiful voice and bewitching dance moves!

She's a somewhat mischievous trouble maker. Don't fall for her attempts all the time. She might just drag you down to the depths~

{her original art concept is under the cut!}

🚫🚫🚫PLEASE DON'T REPOST/STEAL WITHOUT PERMISSION CREDIT THIS IS MY ART AND OC🚫🚫🚫

💚💚💚PLEASE LIKE SHARE AND FOLLOW💚💚💚

[pad-wubbo]

STRAWBERRY SWING シオベリー

* Idol duo.

* They report the news in a sleepy valley town called Dyeson (ホワイトカラー).

* They specialise in psychedelic rock.

* They're actually twins, unlike Squid Sisters.

* They're a bit too touchy with each other, the public says.

* They're both strawberry squid Inklings.

* They don't like Squid Sisters. They want to expose Callie and Marie as the war criminals they are.

NITA アミー

* The red-haired one.

* Ends most sentences with "uh, yeah".

* Wishes she was a witch.

* Loves to read mystery stories.

* Crazy catfish lady. Has 32 pet catfish.

* Favourite drink is black coffee.

* Favourite food is risotto.

* Stinks pretty bad.

* Main weapon is Charcoal Decavitator.

SARIA スカーバラ

* The green-haired one.

* Speaks with a stutter.

* Wishes she was a mathematician.

* Loves mecha anime.

* Her only pet is a cactus.

* Favourite drink is cherry cola.

* Favourite food is polenta chips.

* Practices perfect hygiene.

* Main weapon is Nautilus 47.

(individual art below, feel free to use them anywhere!)