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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It’s ok it’s quite common for the two groups to get mixed up

Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Hey Dr. Hale, just letting you know this is an Opisthoteuthis (flapjack octopus) and not a dumbo octopus. They are still the cutest darn things on this planet 🥲

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WoRMS @marinespecies.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(9/10) Poseidon’s Squid was found in the stomach of a sperm whale. www.marinespecies.org/worms-top-te... @cefafalopodo.bsky.social @ieo.es @gi.ieo.es @icmcsic.bsky.social #toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday #OceanDecade #GenOcean

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Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

So cool to see a cuttlefish mimicking a pancake 🦑📷Chris Isaacs (inaturalist.ca/observations...)

A European Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) exhibiting the "disruptive" pattern. It is sitting on some black pebbles that are about as big as the cuttlefish. There a some light brown pebbles to the side. The cuttlefish is facing away from the camera. The cuttlefish is showing a pattern that contains white square in the middle of its mantle. The rest of its skin is a mix of dark and light brown that looks like sand.

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Oh I don't have access to my regular BSKY account at the university... but enjoy the nightmare fuel of this 10 mm ML baby brachio

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Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Bigfin squids (genus Magnapinna) have a reputation for being eldritch looking creatures, but that's mostly from some low res footage where they are just floating with their arms dangling. When you get see them swimming, they look like a regular squid shaped squid, if you ignore their noodley arms.

A bigfin squid (genus Magnapinna) swimming above the deep sea floor. Its head, mantle and upper arms look like a typical squid, but it has two massive fins that are much larger than its body, and its lower arms are long, thin tendrils that are several times the length of the rest of the squid. Its lower arms look like strings dragging behind. The squid is a pale beige with white lower arms and slightly translucent fins. The seafloor is a mix of sediment and sediment covered rocks.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Tomorrow IRL markets in Philly start, which means a bunch of squid facts shop items will sell out! We have a few Biology is Bigger than Binaries shirts (designed by @franzanth.bsky.social) left. They're comfy & colors printed great! Once they're gone that's it. Get 'em now: SquidFacts.net

Sarah holds up a biology is bigger than binaries shirt, which has those words in bold white text on a black t shirt with a white lily, honeybee, and clownfish

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

We do! Tsunemi Kubodera got some footage and photos of a giant in its natural habitat back in I want to say 2004.

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Humboldt squid can be quite aggressive, but the chances of being attacked by them are minimal... giant squids and colossal squids even less so :)

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Absolutely beautiful first ever footage of Batoteuthis sp. from @schmidtocean.bsky.social ! Well done on this finding, truly a beautiful and very rare specimen! www.youtube.com/watch?si=WQN...

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batoteuthis skolops

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I think Onychoteuthid, but I am actually not too sure... me and Jeff were stumped on this one.

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

It's always a good feeling when you believe that you have solved a mystery that's been bugging you for a long time haha. Whatever this club belongs to (from the dead individual) is likely the same as the live one seen back in 2024! Believe it to be "B. riisei" but we shall see :)

Live Brachioteuthis tentacle off the coast of Chile

Brachioteuthis photo off the coast of Chile, with nice club picture

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Todd just does not want to give me Elder Scrolls 6... disappointed in you Todd!!

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Meg Mindlin @invertebabe.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Trying to bring everyone together into one place so I feel like my community is more connected 🥺 so now I have a discord server just for followers of my art and content, and for any academic advice yall need discord.gg/PKFbXxaFCU

White graphic of a giant pacific octopus against a foamy sea. Text bubble above their head that reads “join my discord!” Text below the bubble reads “a place for ceph lovers and aspiring teuthologists” link in bio (or in the text). Yellow sparkles adorn the sides

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I want to thank all ~170+ members of the Cephalopod Research Network for joining! It is such an honor having so many accomplished cephalopod scientists sharing their research, cephalopod imagery, and overall comradery with one another! Thank you from the bottom of my little squid heart! Love Austin

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Yeah we have some friends in Jamaica so we are constantly in contact.

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

I know that this is typically strictly a cephalopod page, however, every so often there is something I have never seen before but have looked forward to seeing for the first time! This Black and white Cone Snail!!

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

I am immediately switching from squids to studying this little handsome helpful man!

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Probably not… but it could be. So many theories of what it is and what it’s doing!

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

We don’t think so… but it’s completely possible.

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

And also… yes why the hell does it have to look like that!!! Such an inappropriate squid species!!!

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Austin @brachioteuthis.bsky.social is talking about brachioteuthids (a type of deep sea 🦑 ). He’s trying to figure out how we can more easily tell the difference between species. He taught us about some …unique! suction cup morphology. Just on the males, on the hectocotylus, they have a…um. EPS.

A slide showing 4 different squid, zooming in on their dick-arm, which each have what looks like little dicks coming off of them. Each is labeled with a different location and the mantle length. Nature is so beautiful.

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Thank you so much Sarah!! We really hope that if not for my PhD… maybe a postdoc we can figure out their arm modifications!

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Interrupting this Japan travel content to remind you to please buy an eel facts advent calendar or love notes from nature 2026 calendar or Biology is bigger than binaries shirt so I still have a job when I return to Philadelphia 😘 Eelfacts.net

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Moray, splendid garden eels 2 freshwater eels and a ribbon eel

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Easily the best disaster film... although Day After Tomorrow is still better haha

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The excursions for CIAC have been updated for Wednesday October 29th. North Course - The Marine Science course - ¥22,400 widgets.bokun.io/online-sales... South Course - Historical Southern Okinawa - ¥25,400 widgets.bokun.io/online-sales...

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

And somehow... they seem to be genetically close to Brachioteuthis despite sharing a whole... ZERO morphology with them LOL

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Here is all the more detailed information regarding each individual workshop: For any information regarding Workshop 2 you can reach out to @cefafalopodo.bsky.social

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

For those who are presenting posters at the event; here is all of the detailed information regarding psoter creation: www2.aeplan.co.jp/ciac2025/for...

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For Presenters | CIAC 2025 Okinawa

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Here is the list of all of the planned keynote speakers: 1. Yoko Iwata 2. Michele Nishiguchi 3. @janstrugnell.bsky.social 4. Gilles Laurent 5. Mike Vecchione

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Here is all of the information regarding workshops www2.aeplan.co.jp/ciac2025/p_s... Workshops range from: Cephalopod fisheries management; cryptic biodiversity; Cephalopod Health Management; and using AI to unlock new frontiers in cephalopod research.

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Pre-conference workshops | CIAC 2025 Okinawa

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Planned Schedule for CIAC, note that we are also planning to host a 'Cephalopod Research Network" Dinner on Monday October 27th at 7PM EST to get to know about our fellow members some more!

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Greetings all Cephalopod researchers! If you have not been keeping up with all of the news regarding CIAC, I will share everything that I possibly can here! Anything else I can provide, please let me know Best, Austin #CIAC #CephalopodResearch #Cephalopods #Cephalopoda #Cephalopod

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Dreams of a Scientist: Lessons from the Sea @dreamsofascientist.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

We kicked off @scifri.bsky.social #cephalopodweek yesterday with @invertebabe.bsky.social! We will be sharing ceph scientist stories all week, but first: who are our cephalopods, and why study them?

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Wow it misspelled Enoploteuthids are Employees… god I love spellcheck

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Employees are some of the worst lol they all look the same to me, but like histioteuthids it’s all in the photophores

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Yeah we are working on it! Definitely an enoploteuthid just gotta narrow down genus level. Probably Lycoteuthis

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

We allow cephalopod researchers to come and connect with other researchers, share amazing cephalopod footage, and photos, form collaborations with one another, and share some of the cool research you are working on! My chats should now be open to all! Keep on Squidding! Austin

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Cephalopod Research Network @cephalopodanetwork.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

If you are someone actively involved in cephalopod research whether you are a Masters student, PhD student, Postdoc, Professor, Emeritus, reach out to me via the Bsky chat so we can get you invited to the Cephalopod Research Network Discord server! It's essentially a year-round CIAC!

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AUT Squid Squad @autsquidsquad.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

We've had a couple of cock-eyed or jeweled squid species (family Histioteuthidae); this is a nice H. macrohista, one of the more extreme examples of tiny mantle (yes, that's the whole thing!) compared to head & arms. See also distinctive long arm-tip photophores. #SQXmas2025

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AUT Squid Squad @autsquidsquad.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

This year's Squidmas samples are from sub-Antarctic waters. This is Galiteuthis, a 'glass' squid (Cranchiidae, same family the colossal squid). There are undescribed species in this genus so looking forward to genetic results! #SQXmas2025

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AUT Squid Squad @autsquidsquad.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

This is a young Moroteuthopsis, a warty hooked squid (family Onychoteuthidae)

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AUT Squid Squad @autsquidsquad.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

And a teensy glass squid (cranchiid), Liocranchia #SQXmas2025

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AUT Squid Squad @autsquidsquad.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

#SQXmas2025 continues. On the larger end of the scale, a hefty warty hooked squid, Onykia sp.

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