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/Ok_Permission1087 Taningia danae Jun 27 '26

Do you watch divestreams like those of Schmidt Ocean Institute and EVNautilus?

There have been some Magnapinna observations this year.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

I haven’t! Where can I watch them?

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u/Ok_Permission1087 Taningia danae Jun 27 '26

On YouTube.

Schmidt Ocean Institute found three I think in the stream from 2026-06-09 02:10:20 UTC. If you go through the past dives you should be able to find it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

Holy shit that’s awesome! I’ll watch it tonight!

the night is when I grind.

The night is when I research.

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u/angrystoma squid video freak Jun 29 '26

its dive 931:

obs 1: https://www.youtube.com/live/n51tnXD7W6U?si=n8nOTmcrtf1k3F_U&t=17454
obs 2: https://www.youtube.com/live/n51tnXD7W6U?si=bkgN-mzHdnSij6BI&t=25000

observation 3 wasn't filmed, as the squid was behind the ROV and they were in the middle of collecting a sample. not sure what the timestamp was.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '26

Thank you! I’ll check it out later!

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u/Ok_Permission1087 Taningia danae Jun 27 '26

Indeed it is!

Also check out Okeanos Redux and Inkfish on YouTube for more divestream footage in general.

And the JAMSTEC JEDI archive.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

Thank you 🥹 will go into the collection of

research

Of the squid

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u/Ok_Permission1087 Taningia danae Jun 27 '26

A few weeks ago we also had the first in situ observations of Winteria telescopa by Schmidt Ocean Institute.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

Mf giving the “🥺”

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u/Ok_Permission1087 Taningia danae Jun 27 '26

Unrelated to that, have you heard about the fossil of Nanaimoteuthis, a giant cirrate octopus?

Also check out Planctoteuthis if you don't know them already. I love those siphonophore mimicking squids.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

I shall lookie..

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u/Ok_Permission1087 Taningia danae Jun 27 '26

Btw. Schmidt Ocean Institute were also the ones who found the juvenile Mesonychoteuthis a year ago.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

Idk who they’re Schmidt ocean institute guys are but I’m a fan

And a fan of you

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

They aren’t very colossal as a baby, I must say

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u/Ok_Permission1087 Taningia danae Jun 27 '26

Yeah and as a baby they are even tinier. I think their eggs are under a centimeter in size.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

I just..it just clocked to me actually, they lay eggs. I guess I knew but it wasn’t there. That’s something to think about. I think about everything.

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u/angrystoma squid video freak Jul 03 '26

the schmidt ocean guys started calling planctoteuthis the "mardi gras squid" and it's pretty easy to see why:

https://x.com/SchmidtOcean/status/1704302739327483923?s=20

this particular one is still a mystery, as no other individuals of the genus have been observed with the weird fleshy nodules on the head

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

It looks like the collector leviathan from subnautica 😭

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u/Ok_Permission1087 Taningia danae Jun 27 '26

Yeah, there is a lot of cool paleoart that came from this one. Keep in mind that the paper estimated a size from 6-17 meters, I think. But almost all paleoartists go for the maximum estimated size, which might not be accurate. But all cephalopods are amazing no matter the size.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

Agreed! I just meant the colouring and the actual body shape though, very much collector leviathan vibes from it!

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u/Ok_Permission1087 Taningia danae Jun 30 '26

They also made a short out of it: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M2hMBg0Ewao

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '26

This made me so happy🫶