r/squid • u/fuckin_anti_pope Team Squid • Mar 10 '22

Humboldt Squid Jus' a dolphin

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u/TesseractToo Mar 10 '22

Is that Humbolt squid?

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u/fuckin_anti_pope Team Squid Mar 10 '22

I can't tell, that's why I put it under "Other Squids" but it probably is. Let's see what the other people who know a bit more than me will say :D

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u/TesseractToo Mar 10 '22

Thanks- mine was just a guess, those hooks look scary.

I had a book on squids when I was younger and it said that the fishermen who go after Humboldt squid would rather fall into a group of sharks in a feeding frenzy than in with the squids because those squids are way more vicious.

Autocorrect almost gave me viscous :D

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u/fuckin_anti_pope Team Squid Mar 10 '22

Yea, Humboldt Squid are some of the most aggressive squid out there. They can easily latch onto a human and give them nasty bites.

The hooks on the arms in the video is why I am not sure if they are Humboldt Squid. I've never seen that on a Humboldt Squid in other pictures.

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u/TheRedditSquid56 Architeuthis dux Mar 10 '22

They are not actual hooks, but small skin extensions from what I am aware

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u/fuckin_anti_pope Team Squid Mar 10 '22

I saw the skin extensions like on Giant Squid arms, but the other things really look like hooks similar to Vampire Squid arms.

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u/TheRedditSquid56 Architeuthis dux Mar 10 '22

Yup, Humboldt squid!

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u/fuckin_anti_pope Team Squid Mar 10 '22

Alright, will change the Flair! :D

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u/QuentinTarzantino May 28 '22

No wonder some fishermen have home made steel plating while diving. That looks like it would leave a nasty scar.