Cute, googly-eyed, stubby squid becomes internet darling
The squid has almost 820,000 views on YouTube. Photo: YouTube
A team aboard a research vessel exploring the ocean floor off the California coast have captured on video their encounter with a purple “googly-eyed” stubby squid.
The species, whose scientific name is Rossia pacifica, resembles a cross between an octopus and squid but is actually more closely related to cuttlefish.
Watch the googly-eyed squid
“They look like googly eyes. It looks so fake!” one onlooker on board the E/V Nautilus says in the video.
“Seriously those eyes freak me out,” another person says.
The squid was discovered at a depth of 900m on August 12.
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