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It had to by flying squid today, because of this story in Nature about squid locomotor energetics. Scientists measured the velocities of flying squid in air, and noted that they can move five times faster in a less dense/viscous medium (as we say in our technical discussions of this issue…no duh.)…
Start your day with a gallery of images of the Colossal Squid.
(via Offshore Fishing Videos and TONMO)
(Also on FtB. Maybe. If the damned thing is working for you yet)
Inspired by Skepticon, several of the speakers at that event have been redrawn as ponies.
Is the next step…furries?
(Also on FtB)
Somebody thought they could stump the squid by giving it a background it could never imitate — but look! It wins the unwinnable scenario by going transparent!
There's more on cephalopod camouflage at the BBC.
(Also on FtB)