Nature & Environment
Jet-propelled squid leap through the air
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T.K. RandallDecember 14, 2010 ·
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Image Credit: Clark Anderson
A photographer has managed to capture rare images of an amazing jet-propelled flying squid.
Often mistaken for flying fish the squid use a jet-propulsion method to fly in to the air backwards with their tentacles dangling behind them and using their fins as wings to help keep them balanced.
The flying squid swim in shoals and leap from the surface of the water and are often mistaken for the more common flying fish. The squid actually fly looking backwards, with their tentacles dangling behind them and fins acting like wings, keeping them balanced in the air.
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Daily Mail |
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