"Squid Supermom: Stunning Video Shows Black-eyed Squid Adorned with Egg Cape"
Researchers on a Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition captured rare footage of a black-eyed squid (Gonatus onyx) off the coast of Costa Rica, carrying thousands of eggs attached to its arms. This sighting challenges the previous belief that squids lay their eggs on the seafloor, as the black-eyed squid is known to brood its eggs in open water, foregoing feeding for several months while it cares for the egg mass. The discovery highlights the unique reproductive behavior of this deep-sea species, which is abundant in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
