Sea creature of the week: magnapinna squid!

• Magnapinna squid, also known as bigfin squid, is a type of squid that’s found in the very deep parts of the ocean
• Its tentacles can grow up to 7m long!
• They can live in depths of more than 6000m…
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• They were first sighted on August 10, 1883, exactly 143 years ago
  

Other fun facts: 

• One of the smallest nudibranchia (sea slugs) are only 0.5 cm small!
• Deep sea creatures all have varying use of bioluminescence, be it to attract prey, to distract presses, or to attract predators of the predators attacking them!