ROV(?) video of squid with hatching egg mass

[monty]

long, but well worth it:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/01/so_beautiful_it_will_make_you.php

 

[Tintenfisch]

Oh so worth it! Lovely.

 

[tonmo]

Awesome video, thanks Monty. Stuck it for front-page promotion!

 

[sorseress]

That's beautiful.....

 

[erich orser]

Truly, truly gorgeous.

 

[Animal Mother]

Wow... amazing creature. Truly out-of-this-world.

 

[cuttlegirl]

Dazzling... There are so many cephs we have to learn about... nice to know there is still something left to explore in this world.

 

[enrico]

Surreal..! Not quite sure what I'm actually seeing here though.. Is it actually carrying its bag of eggs around until they hatch? I thought squid usually lay their eggs on the seafloor..?

 

[erich orser]

There are so many different varieties of squid, that their egg-laying is all dependent upon species. Some lay on the bottom, some release a large geltinous egg mass, some obviously care for their young until they're ready to hatch. Truly beautiful creatures.

 

[tonmo]

There are many species of pelagic squid who spend their entire lives in the open water column, never seeing floor or surface.