#tiny squid

They are so smol because they do just fine at that size. Some squid are even smaller- pygmy squid are like, 5-16mm. Like smaller than a pinky fingernail. Tiny little monsters.

15   (A attempt to draw an) androgynous bunny mascot

While this Tumblr usually is doing the hard work of stanning giant squid in order to promote their fierceness as mascot potential, it’s important to recognize the value of the miniature squid as well.  Not only are they apparently a valuable  baseline organism for experimentation, potentially serving as a replacement for lab rats, but they are also impatient and willful, which sounds like a dangerous combination.  

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This squid is very important

Itsy bitsy baby squid, approximately 3 weeks old, as compared with my keys.  Photo by Sarah McAnulty in Spencer Nyholm's lab in 2014