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One of the world's most elusive squid species put on a blinding bioluminescent display as it attacked an underwater camera in the deep sea, exceptionally rare new footage reveals.
The animal in the video is a Dana octopus squid , a member of the family Octopoteuthidae that feeds on pelagic fish, crustaceans and other squid species. In the footage, the squid suddenly appears from the darkness and darts toward the camera, engulfing it with its arms before making a quick getaway. Moments before latching onto the camera, the squid shows off a pair of bright, light-emitting organs, known as photophores, at the tips of two of its arms.
"As we were reviewing the footage, we realized we had captured something very rare," Heather Stewart, a marine geologist and affiliate researcher at UWA, said in the statement."I think we were very lucky to have witnessed this."Researchers believe the squids' photophores help them stun prey in the dark waters of the deep sea and possibly communicate with other individuals of the same species.
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