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OMG! Ok, I don't want to get too excited...but according to several squid experts, this may be the FIRST VIDEO OF A LIVE RAM HORN SQUID! While these squid have many extinct relatives, they're the only ones left of thier kind & have a spiraling shell!
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Look: I get it's kind of a potato-shaped buddy, but if this is a ram horn squid (aka Spirula) this is a BIG FREAKING DEAL! Their small chambered gas-filled shell floats & can be found all over, including the Gulf of Mexico where I found one, but the owner of the shell? MYSTERY!
And the wildest part is that THEY SAW IT LIVE ON BROADCAST! If you're not following @SchmidtOcean, if you're not tuning into the live broadcasts: they're AMAZING. Literally, THIS ANIMAL IS PROOF. OMG OMG!
I'm very excited to follow this story and see what the consensus is: If it's not a rams horn squid (aka Spirula), IT'S SOMETHING WEIRDER. I freakin' LOVE mystery squid! https://twitter.com/SchmidtOcean/status/1320903699384840199
Also for those who are wondering: if this is a Spirula than the shell in on the inside, as this wiki diagram shows. And it has chambers which may allow for buoyancy control. The Whole thing is WILD.
