Strange squid with human-like "teeth"

Posted by David Pescovitz, October 26, 2007 8:33 AM |
Tree Tolimages Promachspcoral Apparently, this is real. Species: Promachoteuthis sulcus. According to the Tree of Life Web project, the single specimen is 25 mm and was captured at a depth of nearly 2000 meters in the south Atlantic Ocean off Tristan Da Cunha.
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• The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss Link
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#1 posted by Archipictor , October 26, 2007 8:45 AM

I think the stars are right... It's time to prepare for coming of the Great Old Ones... Their servants are surfacing... Ia ia!

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#2 posted by Sam the Duck Author Profile Page, October 26, 2007 8:55 AM

Someone please Goatse this now. I'm at work, so I can't.

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#3 posted by Dirk , October 26, 2007 9:09 AM

Ugh, this sends shivers down my spine for some reason....

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#4 posted by MonkeyFez Author Profile Page, October 26, 2007 9:10 AM

That is so much more disturbing than I can deal with today.

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#6 posted by ernie Author Profile Page, October 26, 2007 9:23 AM

They reproduce by latching into the face of a suitable host and depositing their embryo in the digestive tract.

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#8 posted by anthropomorphictoast , October 26, 2007 9:42 AM

Life Cycle Stage: Immature? I wonder how big the adult ones are... o.o

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#9 posted by BIZKeT , October 26, 2007 9:47 AM

Looks like something out of a Tool video. I wonder how it tastes...

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#10 posted by Mim , October 26, 2007 9:56 AM

Not to mention the other end of it looks rather lewd...

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#11 posted by pr10n , October 26, 2007 10:13 AM

Human-like "teeth"? Well maybe, if the squid is from England. Oh!

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#12 posted by Michael D , October 26, 2007 10:23 AM

Thanks for the nightmare fodder! I'd been running short on disturbing Tagesrest.

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#13 posted by halfsquatch Author Profile Page, October 26, 2007 10:38 AM

I'm calling it a Busey Squid

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#15 posted by Dirk , October 26, 2007 10:55 AM

@14: Ah! I need a unicorn chaser!!!!

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#16 posted by Halloween Jack , October 26, 2007 11:02 AM

New truism: Life imitates Worth1000.

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#17 posted by mellowknees Author Profile Page, October 26, 2007 11:06 AM

omg I cannot stop looking at this. You guys really need to post something cute and cuddly (and I'm not talking about a squirrel with spider legs) to counteract this. Thanks for the nightmares!

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#18 posted by V , October 26, 2007 11:39 AM

Ha - terrifying inch-long monsters of the deep...

note from the g/f, who studied squids in a previous lifetime:

"I think that's an illusion. Squid have sharp beaks, and i think that the 'teeth' are really soft tissue (like suckers or something) that are striped and make it look like a nice smile."

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#19 posted by tangerined Author Profile Page, October 26, 2007 11:40 AM

vagina dentata... it lives

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#20 posted by NE2d , October 26, 2007 11:51 AM

My god that is horrifying. If this doesn't merit a unicorn chaser, I don't know what does.

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#22 posted by Marshall Author Profile Page, October 26, 2007 12:12 PM

Cthulhu would be so proud!

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#23 posted by bouncybouncy , October 26, 2007 12:16 PM

Why do I imagine it singing "Hello My Baby"?

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#24 posted by bouncybouncy , October 26, 2007 12:17 PM

Why do I imagine it singing "Hello My Baby"?

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#26 posted by waugsqueke , October 26, 2007 12:22 PM

I wonder if it smiles.

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#27 posted by halfvenus , October 26, 2007 12:53 PM

This will show up in the next anti-choice film. I just know it.

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#28 posted by dmduncan , October 26, 2007 12:57 PM

I say FIRE Katie Couric and have that thing deliver the evening news! www.keyhoereport.com/

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#29 posted by abq halsey , October 26, 2007 1:07 PM

IT MAKES MY BALLS HURT.

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#30 posted by vsm , October 26, 2007 4:10 PM

gee, i think it's dang cute.

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#31 posted by Chevan , October 26, 2007 4:36 PM

>>Strange squid with human-like "teeth"

You could easily substitute the name of any omnivorous/herbivorous animal for "human" in that sentence.

Yes, it's odd that it has teeth that seem to be adapted for grinding rather than pinching/biting, but it's a stretch to say they're "human-like."

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#32 posted by Stefan Jones Author Profile Page, October 26, 2007 5:18 PM

It's a prairie squid!

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#35 posted by karin , October 28, 2007 7:21 AM

I e-mailed the professor who took this photo because i really wanted to know what these "human-like" teeth were made of...and he said the following:


"The "teeth" in the photograph of the squid are caused by folds in the lips. The lips consist of soft, fleshy tissue that surrounds the beaks. The full ring of the lips is not visible in the photograph, just the top and bottom of the ring which gives the impression of upper and lower sets of teeth. Also the beaks cannot be seen as they are dark and the exposure was made for the lighter tissues. It had never occurred to me that the lips could be interpreted as teeth. I'm traveling at the moment; when I return to Hawaii, I'll add something to the figure caption to clarify this.

Thanks for your interest.

Best wishes,
Dick"

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#36 posted by erindipity , January 17, 2008 12:39 AM

Looks like the work of eclectech :)

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