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Machinery of Death

Scientists have released more photos of the colossal squid I mentioned last week, and it’s not good. Hook-lined tentacles, sharp beak, ovaries capable of holding thousands of eggs… this thing was made to kill, eat, and breed, period. I’d sooner swim with a shark.
The ocean will kill us all.

It Will Swallow Your Head

Nay, your very soul!
CNN has a video of a giant squid that, fortunately for the dude in the tank with it, is dead.
At least I hope it is, for his sake. “Not dead which eternal lie” and all that.

Reminder: The Ocean STILL Hates You

Meet Promachoteuthis sulcus, what would be the most terrifying creature on the planet if it weren’t only 25mm wide or long or whatever ML means. And tiny or not, I wouldn’t want great swarms of them to surround me and nibble me to death.
If you click the picture, it says the teeth are actually folded [...]