Documentation of Rare Alien-Like Magnapinna Squid With “Elbows”

A Shell Oil Company ROV (remotely operated vehicle) shot photos of a rare alien-like Magnapinna squid with “elbows” at the Perdido ultra deep oil drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico. National Geographic has the full story, including photos and video.

Magnapinna

Thanks to Kevin Mathieu, RICK! and Jozef Zábojník for the tip!

image via Shell Oil Company

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.