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Mystery Squid

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Animal

The Resume

    Cephalopod that has spidery, seven-metre-long (20 feet) arms (Discovered in 2001)
    Spotted in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and in the Gulf of Mexico
    Even sighted at a depth of 4,734 metres (15,534 feet) - almost five kilometers (three miles) below the surface - in the western Atlantic, off the coast of Brazil

Why Mystery Squid might be annoying:

    It is not very attractive.
    The squid's arms are longer than those of any known squid species.
    The arms are held in an unusual position: spread outward from the body and then bent anteriorly.
    In a recent encounter with a submersible, the squid seemed to have problems dislodging its arms from the vessel's hull.
    For food, the squid may use its long arms 'like a living spider web.'

Why Mystery Squid might not be annoying:

    It moves like a ghostly figure in the inky black of the ocean deep.
    When the Alvin capsule brushed some of the animal's limbs, it didn't move, but eventually it kind of said, 'OK, I'm out of here,' and flapped away slowly.
    It makes you think where have we been and where have they been all this time.

Credit: Joshua Cody


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    In 2023, Out of 276 Votes: 27.17% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
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    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 31.03% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 21.88% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 151 Votes: 45.03% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 154 Votes: 42.21% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 260 Votes: 42.69% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 292 Votes: 43.15% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 776 Votes: 45.10% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 3283 Votes: 35.33% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 94 Votes: 25.53% Annoying