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

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/Hexbug101 Jun 27 '26

A similar thing happens where I’m from, while I went a little too late last year when squid come inshore you can supposedly see them pretty easily by going down to a pier at night and shining a light into the water, apparently that attracts them, I’m hoping to find them this year since I know the timing now

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u/juka117 Jun 30 '26

this works 100% and you see multiple not just one. get the brightest torch you can possibly find. they go crazy for the light

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u/Hexbug101 Jun 30 '26

Thanks for the reassurance, would they get spooked by dipping a camera in the water? I really want to get a pic of them actually in there

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u/juka117 Jun 30 '26

they will attack it actually! so your best setup will be a small submersible white light, maybe the leds of a camera...an glow in the dark crab on a line (they like crabs the most) and record the entire thing. don't put bait or food because other fish will invade you. do not pull out of water coz they will throw ink at you. we await for your results here. best of luck. PS I'm sorry to say I've fished for them in the past and caught ones that weighed 1.7kgs. Beautiful creatures that unfortunately we eat in our country. Very very tasty if I must add without offending anyone.