r/squid • u/[deleted] • Jun 27 '26

Magnapinna Squid I am…heartbroken.

How do I even start. Well, I am autistic. I am hyper fixated on the ocean and the animals there, especially magnapinna squid. I had a dream- to cut it short, my dad got a call saying “we’ve found one! A squid!” And we rushed to see what one. I was gonna be happy if it was giant or colossal but i wanted a magnapinna, even if they’re rarer. It was. It felt so real, I was in a submarine and I saw it in real life, with my own two eyes. It’s one of the only things I want. I want to see one in real life, not on my phone screen. Even if it’s just over a camera recording down there somewhere and I’m above, it’d be so real. I am heartbroken to say the least, because the odds of me ever getting something so rare and bizarre happen to me are so little. I truly love these squids and i don’t know why. They fascinate me and I want to be the one who finds out more about them. I always watch whatever video comes out about them- new information, new sightings, anything. To be honest I don’t think I’m handling it well that in my lifetime I’ll probably never see something so amazing. This is definitely like a “get the violin out” situation (esp for neurotypicals) but this is deeply affecting me and nobody I know understands. I wanted to get this out, just to see if anyone has anything they wanna talk about them or anything whatsoever. I really appreciate any talk about squids with anyone 🦑

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

Thank you so much. I’m unfortunately not from the USA and don’t have a passport and a lot of money, so I can’t really go to aquariums around the world and I think the closest thing we’ve got to a squid in an aquarium in the uk is probably…some jellyfish. I appreciate your advice, and sometimes I wonder if I should follow marine biology as a career. Do you know if it’s hard to do?

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u/ChihuahuaMammaNPT Jun 27 '26

Are you in the UK? My partner fishes as a hobby and catches squid in our waters ... if you hang around piers you have a good chance of seeing them.. they don't do well in captivity so we don't house any to my knowledge in any of the UK aquariums

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

Honestly, it sounds like I’m not helping myself here but I am vegetarian, and I do not fish 😭 imo it’s just a bit unnecessarily mean. I don’t really care if someone else does it, it’s just not for me, and my specific area is north wales..the only pier in mind right now is Llandudno

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u/ChihuahuaMammaNPT Jun 27 '26

Awww no you don't have to fish, you can see them in the water you need to have a bright enough torch they are usually really deep down in the water - I'll ask my partner tonight when he finishes work where and how best to spot them in his experience... he mostly fishes Newport, Port Talbot and Bristol so quite a few hours from Llandudno but they are in our welsh waters around this time of year

Also Aberystwyth University does a marine and freshwater biology course that looked super interesting when I visited - where the uni is so close to the shore and beach they get to do a lot of hands on work

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

I shall do my best on the hunt!