"Squid Supermom Filmed Toting Egg-Cape in Costa Rican Depths"
Researchers captured footage of a black-eyed squid (Gonatus onyx) off the coast of Costa Rica, exhibiting a rare behavior of brooding thousands of eggs attached to its arms. This sighting challenges the previous belief that squids lay their eggs on the seafloor and contradicts the notion that they do not care for their offspring. The squid, which is abundant in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, carries the eggs until they hatch, foregoing feeding during this period. This discovery provides new insights into the reproductive behaviors of deep-sea cephalopods.