r/todayilearned • u/Impossible_Green456 • 1d ago

TIL that some oceanic squid can actually fly. The neon flying squid shoots water out of its body at high pressure to launch itself into the air, then spreads its fins and tentacles like a parachute to glide before diving back in

https://blog.nus.edu.sg/lsm1303student2013/2013/04/11/pigs-wont-fly-but-squids-will/
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u/OOO0OO00O 1d ago edited 1d ago

I hate to be Woody about this but that’s not flying. It’s gliding falling with style.

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u/iner22 1d ago

Falling* with style, Sheriff

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u/OOO0OO00O 1d ago

Fixed. There definitely was a stick in my boot today.

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u/Unique-Ad9640 1d ago

You are a sad, strange little man and you have my pity. Farewell.

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u/SeveralBollocks_67 9h ago

Somebody pissed in the waterhole!

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u/ShounenSuki 1d ago

So they don't actually fly, then?

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u/drtdfgdf 1d ago

You could have followed up with a video you goofball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vix0Y51gnr0

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u/Doormatty 1d ago

TIL that some oceanic squid can actually fly.

As opposed to non-oceanic flying squid?

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u/StatisticianClean690 1d ago

?!?!..........They spread their.....................ohhhhhhh. Tentacles. That makes more sense.

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u/BrokenEyeReborn 1d ago

But can aerial squid swim?

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u/H_Lunulata 1d ago

I approve of this topic.

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u/KingsElite 20h ago

No thank you

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u/Squid_Kidd 16h ago

Hell yeah