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Hula Skirt Siphonophore (Physophora hydrostatica)

(Photo by Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Conservation Status- Unlisted

Habitat- Pacific Ocean; Atlantic Ocean; Mediterranean Sea

Size (Weight/Length)- 40 cm

Diet- Zooplankton

Cool Facts- While the hula skirt siphonophore may look like a super cool jellyfish at first glance, it’s much more complex than you might first believe. The siphonophore is actually a megacomplex of millions of zooids. Zooids are comparable to cells but each individual is a highly complex, multi-celled animal with a specialized role. The hula skirt siphonophore mostly lives in the pelagic zone up to 1,000 meters under the surface. They float where the current takes them and control their depth using their gas filled swimming bells. On rare occasions, current upwells force the siphonophore to the ocean surface where they feast on zooplankton swarms. Their tentacles are filled with a stinging venom that immobilizes their prey and allows for easy digestion.

Rating- 13/10 (Animals made up of smaller animals give me good vibes.)

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This one was a double bc both of you wanted monster Majima~

fucking. id day hes about as thick as laurie, if not a little thicker, probably the thickest in the family

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Bigfin Squid (Magnapinna pacifica)

(Photo from NOAA)

Conservation Status- Unlisted

Habitat- Pacific Ocean

Size (Weight/Length)- 6.4 m

Diet- Unknown

Cool Facts- I swear, the deep ocean is more terrifying than space and the bigfin squid makes that clear. These squid drift in the open, deep ocean up to 6,000 meters down. That depth can only be achieved in trenches in the hadal zone, making this the only squid to live so close to the ocean floor. Very little is known about bigfin squid outside of their appearance. Less than a dozen incomplete and juvenile specimens have washed up on beaches and very few have ever been photographed. Only oil rigs and deep sea submarines have managed to capture film of living bigfin squid and we don’t even know if we’ve seen a full grown adult. You might think these squid are slow, ambush predators. However, video exists of a bigfin squid swimming faster than its tentacles seem to allow. 

Rating- 12/10 (I love animals but this is a nope for me.)

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