The problem with our #BestSquid competition is that we picked the 16 squid that we all loved the most, making these votes incredibly hard. We really put ourselves into a pickle here.
September 12, 2024 at 3:41 PM
The problem with our #BestSquid competition is that we picked the 16 squid that we all loved the most, making these votes incredibly hard. We really put ourselves into a pickle here.
I want a #BestSquid competition show but I know I would cry every elimination round, they’re all so good 🦑
The problem with our #BestSquid competition is that we picked the 16 squid that we all loved the most, making these votes incredibly hard. We really put ourselves into a pickle here.
September 12, 2024 at 3:56 PM
I want a #BestSquid competition show but I know I would cry every elimination round, they’re all so good 🦑
World Octopus Day was on the 8th, but it’s never too l8 to celebr8! 🦑🐙 My newsletter has gr8 new facts to share with friends, from brainy sucker cups to hitchhiking argonauts:
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Please review this impartial thread of why pygmy squid are #BestSquid and then vote in today's poll #Squidtember 🦑
Ok friends. #TeamPygmy will be in tomorrow's #BestSquid match and I need to tell you why pygmy squid are THE BEST. Specifically, this little sweetheart, Kodama jujutsu (photo credit Brandon Hannan)
#Squidtember 🦑🧪 (1/n)
#Squidtember 🦑🧪 (1/n)
September 19, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Please review this impartial thread of why pygmy squid are #BestSquid and then vote in today's poll #Squidtember 🦑
Great videos of today's #BestSquid competitors: vampire and octopoteuthis! #Squidtember 🦑
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September 5, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Great videos of today's #BestSquid competitors: vampire and octopoteuthis! #Squidtember 🦑
I'll be hosting the #BestSquid competition for #Squidtember here on Bluesquid! Come for the 🦑🧪, stay for the trash talk!
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@invertebabe.bsky.social will be hosting on Insquidgram: instagram.com/in.vertebabe/
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#Squidtember starts in 3 days!
Together w/ OceanX & ALCES, we've created a whole MONTH of 🦑 programming. We're hosting a competition for the best 🦑! We'll have art and quizzes and activities and more!
Squid biologists from Spain to New Zealand will be hyping squid all month.
You ready???
Together w/ OceanX & ALCES, we've created a whole MONTH of 🦑 programming. We're hosting a competition for the best 🦑! We'll have art and quizzes and activities and more!
Squid biologists from Spain to New Zealand will be hyping squid all month.
You ready???
August 29, 2024 at 8:15 PM
I'll be hosting the #BestSquid competition for #Squidtember here on Bluesquid! Come for the 🦑🧪, stay for the trash talk!
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social will be hosting on Squidder: twitter.com/SarahMackAtt...
@invertebabe.bsky.social will be hosting on Insquidgram: instagram.com/in.vertebabe/
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First #BestSquid matchup of #Squidtember! Voting closes at midnight Eastern time
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/v1nDna/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Taningia danae, aka Dana Octopus Squid
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/v1nDna/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Histioteuthis heteropsis, aka Cock-eyed Strawberry
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/v1nDna/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Taningia danae, aka Dana Octopus Squid
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/v1nDna/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Histioteuthis heteropsis, aka Cock-eyed Strawberry
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September 2, 2024 at 2:42 PM
First #BestSquid matchup of #Squidtember! Voting closes at midnight Eastern time
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/v1nDna/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Taningia danae, aka Dana Octopus Squid
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/v1nDna/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Histioteuthis heteropsis, aka Cock-eyed Strawberry
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/v1nDna/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Taningia danae, aka Dana Octopus Squid
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/v1nDna/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Histioteuthis heteropsis, aka Cock-eyed Strawberry
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Round 2 of the #Squidtember #BestSquid competition is complete!
Let's take a moment to review what happened, and honor the squid who didn't make it to the semifinals 🦑
Let's take a moment to review what happened, and honor the squid who didn't make it to the semifinals 🦑
September 25, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Round 2 of the #Squidtember #BestSquid competition is complete!
Let's take a moment to review what happened, and honor the squid who didn't make it to the semifinals 🦑
Let's take a moment to review what happened, and honor the squid who didn't make it to the semifinals 🦑
I'll be #TeamPygmy for #BestSquid (vote on #Squidtember 11th!) and other bluesquid participants are: @sarahmackattack.bsky.social @invertebabe.bsky.social @jeffday.bsky.social
September 2, 2024 at 5:48 AM
I'll be #TeamPygmy for #BestSquid (vote on #Squidtember 11th!) and other bluesquid participants are: @sarahmackattack.bsky.social @invertebabe.bsky.social @jeffday.bsky.social
Happy #Squidtember 🦑
For #BestSquid I am repping Octopoteuthis deletron. A squid that not only drops its arm tips like a lizard, but is also a bisexual icon, having documented to mate with both genders. Personally I think that’s a pretty good choice for Best Squid🦑
For #BestSquid I am repping Octopoteuthis deletron. A squid that not only drops its arm tips like a lizard, but is also a bisexual icon, having documented to mate with both genders. Personally I think that’s a pretty good choice for Best Squid🦑
September 2, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Happy #Squidtember 🦑
For #BestSquid I am repping Octopoteuthis deletron. A squid that not only drops its arm tips like a lizard, but is also a bisexual icon, having documented to mate with both genders. Personally I think that’s a pretty good choice for Best Squid🦑
For #BestSquid I am repping Octopoteuthis deletron. A squid that not only drops its arm tips like a lizard, but is also a bisexual icon, having documented to mate with both genders. Personally I think that’s a pretty good choice for Best Squid🦑
September 6, 2024 at 5:23 AM
If the final #BestSquid face-off ends up being Histioteuthis vs Magnapinna, I’m gonna CRY 😭😭😭
They are my two most fave squid species and I won’t know what to do 🥺
#Squidtember 🦑🧪🌊
They are my two most fave squid species and I won’t know what to do 🥺
#Squidtember 🦑🧪🌊
Round 2 of the #Squidtember #BestSquid competition is complete!
Let's take a moment to review what happened, and honor the squid who didn't make it to the semifinals 🦑
Let's take a moment to review what happened, and honor the squid who didn't make it to the semifinals 🦑
September 25, 2024 at 5:02 AM
If the final #BestSquid face-off ends up being Histioteuthis vs Magnapinna, I’m gonna CRY 😭😭😭
They are my two most fave squid species and I won’t know what to do 🥺
#Squidtember 🦑🧪🌊
They are my two most fave squid species and I won’t know what to do 🥺
#Squidtember 🦑🧪🌊
Better late than never, a bracket for #BestSquid of #Squidtember! Which sovereign cephalopods will you select??? 🦑👑
September 5, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Better late than never, a bracket for #BestSquid of #Squidtember! Which sovereign cephalopods will you select??? 🦑👑
Round 1 for the #Squidtember #BestSquid competition is complete!
Let's take a moment to review what happened, and say au revoir to the squid who won't make it to the next round.
Thank you @dannastaaf.bsky.social for this adorable bracket!
Let's take a moment to review what happened, and say au revoir to the squid who won't make it to the next round.
Thank you @dannastaaf.bsky.social for this adorable bracket!
September 14, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Round 1 for the #Squidtember #BestSquid competition is complete!
Let's take a moment to review what happened, and say au revoir to the squid who won't make it to the next round.
Thank you @dannastaaf.bsky.social for this adorable bracket!
Let's take a moment to review what happened, and say au revoir to the squid who won't make it to the next round.
Thank you @dannastaaf.bsky.social for this adorable bracket!
Great photos of today's two contenders for #BestSquid!
Photo credits: flying ommastrephes by Harold Moses; individual ommastrephes by Gerald Robert Fischer, histioteuthis by NOAA Fisheries
Photo credits: flying ommastrephes by Harold Moses; individual ommastrephes by Gerald Robert Fischer, histioteuthis by NOAA Fisheries
A difficult decision! One is bedazzled, one can fly. What to choose?
(First two photos are neon flying squid, second two are cock-eyed strawberry. Though I’m not an expert, so I’m relying on google image search for ID.)
(First two photos are neon flying squid, second two are cock-eyed strawberry. Though I’m not an expert, so I’m relying on google image search for ID.)
September 16, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Great photos of today's two contenders for #BestSquid!
Photo credits: flying ommastrephes by Harold Moses; individual ommastrephes by Gerald Robert Fischer, histioteuthis by NOAA Fisheries
Photo credits: flying ommastrephes by Harold Moses; individual ommastrephes by Gerald Robert Fischer, histioteuthis by NOAA Fisheries
Ok friends. #TeamPygmy will be in tomorrow's #BestSquid match and I need to tell you why pygmy squid are THE BEST. Specifically, this little sweetheart, Kodama jujutsu (photo credit Brandon Hannan)
#Squidtember 🦑🧪 (1/n)
#Squidtember 🦑🧪 (1/n)
September 10, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Ok friends. #TeamPygmy will be in tomorrow's #BestSquid match and I need to tell you why pygmy squid are THE BEST. Specifically, this little sweetheart, Kodama jujutsu (photo credit Brandon Hannan)
#Squidtember 🦑🧪 (1/n)
#Squidtember 🦑🧪 (1/n)
I mean. All squid are #BestSquid
But how can you vote against this??
But how can you vote against this??
September 19, 2024 at 10:44 PM
I mean. All squid are #BestSquid
But how can you vote against this??
But how can you vote against this??
Congrats to Magnapinna for winning #BestSquid this #Squidtember! I knew you could do it.
Next up on the voting docket:
-Meat Rock for #MinCup24
-Holly (Bear 435) for #FatBearWeek
-A Dog for NYC Mayor
Next up on the voting docket:
-Meat Rock for #MinCup24
-Holly (Bear 435) for #FatBearWeek
-A Dog for NYC Mayor
Today is the #Squidtember #BestSquid FINALS! 🦑🧪
Sepioteuthis is a curious, charismatic, coastal charmer. I've swum with them in New Zealand; they are a delight.
Magnapinna is an ambassador for the alienness of the deep sea. They epitomize just how wonderfully weird life gets.
VOTE! ⬇️
Sepioteuthis is a curious, charismatic, coastal charmer. I've swum with them in New Zealand; they are a delight.
Magnapinna is an ambassador for the alienness of the deep sea. They epitomize just how wonderfully weird life gets.
VOTE! ⬇️
September 28, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Congrats to Magnapinna for winning #BestSquid this #Squidtember! I knew you could do it.
Next up on the voting docket:
-Meat Rock for #MinCup24
-Holly (Bear 435) for #FatBearWeek
-A Dog for NYC Mayor
Next up on the voting docket:
-Meat Rock for #MinCup24
-Holly (Bear 435) for #FatBearWeek
-A Dog for NYC Mayor
If there were, hypothetically, a 2nd set of #BestSquid contenders, I'd totally champion/vote for Thysanoteuthis 😍💎🦑
Their giant egg coils are the only known positively buoyant squid eggs--meaning they float near the surface, letting humans spot them much more often than eggs of other oceanic squid!
Their giant egg coils are the only known positively buoyant squid eggs--meaning they float near the surface, letting humans spot them much more often than eggs of other oceanic squid!
Diamondback Squids (Thysanoteuthis rhombus) look absolutely stunning as juveniles.
They are also one of the few cephalopods that are monogamous instead of polyandrous.
Oh yeah, they also lay their eggs in massive coils containing tens of thousands of eggs.
#SQUIDtember
They are also one of the few cephalopods that are monogamous instead of polyandrous.
Oh yeah, they also lay their eggs in massive coils containing tens of thousands of eggs.
#SQUIDtember
September 22, 2024 at 3:27 PM
If there were, hypothetically, a 2nd set of #BestSquid contenders, I'd totally champion/vote for Thysanoteuthis 😍💎🦑
Their giant egg coils are the only known positively buoyant squid eggs--meaning they float near the surface, letting humans spot them much more often than eggs of other oceanic squid!
Their giant egg coils are the only known positively buoyant squid eggs--meaning they float near the surface, letting humans spot them much more often than eggs of other oceanic squid!
#InsertAnInvert2024
The #BestSquid bracket is dominated by pelagic and deep-sea representatives, almost as if the universe planned a #Squidtember/#InsertAnInvert crossover 🤯
The few squid that don't fit (Sepioteuthis, Kodama) are simply stragglers from last month's coastal prompts 🦑
The #BestSquid bracket is dominated by pelagic and deep-sea representatives, almost as if the universe planned a #Squidtember/#InsertAnInvert crossover 🤯
The few squid that don't fit (Sepioteuthis, Kodama) are simply stragglers from last month's coastal prompts 🦑
Better late than never, a bracket for #BestSquid of #Squidtember! Which sovereign cephalopods will you select??? 🦑👑
September 5, 2024 at 5:31 PM
#InsertAnInvert2024
The #BestSquid bracket is dominated by pelagic and deep-sea representatives, almost as if the universe planned a #Squidtember/#InsertAnInvert crossover 🤯
The few squid that don't fit (Sepioteuthis, Kodama) are simply stragglers from last month's coastal prompts 🦑
The #BestSquid bracket is dominated by pelagic and deep-sea representatives, almost as if the universe planned a #Squidtember/#InsertAnInvert crossover 🤯
The few squid that don't fit (Sepioteuthis, Kodama) are simply stragglers from last month's coastal prompts 🦑
Incredible. Magnapinna, that big-finned awkward-elbowed denizen of the deep, swept Squidder. But Sepioteuthis, the rainbow razzler-dazzler of the reefs, is our local Bluesquid winner! Congratulations to them both; all squid are #BestSquid and happy #Squidtember to all! 🦑🏆
Poll results after 24 hours: The final battle!!!! Super-cute rainbow reef squid, or eldritch nightmare of the deep Magnapinna?
1️⃣ Sepioteuthis, aka Reef Squid
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ (28)
2️⃣ Magnapinna, aka Bigfin Elbow Squid
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ (25)
1️⃣ Sepioteuthis, aka Reef Squid
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ (28)
2️⃣ Magnapinna, aka Bigfin Elbow Squid
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ (25)
September 28, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Incredible. Magnapinna, that big-finned awkward-elbowed denizen of the deep, swept Squidder. But Sepioteuthis, the rainbow razzler-dazzler of the reefs, is our local Bluesquid winner! Congratulations to them both; all squid are #BestSquid and happy #Squidtember to all! 🦑🏆
Today, the #BestSquid arena hosts a bioluminescent poop-eater and a bisexual arm-dropper!
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kz9DIP/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Vampyroteuthis, aka Vampire Squid
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kz9DIP/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Octopoteuthis, aka...Octopus Squid?
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kz9DIP/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Vampyroteuthis, aka Vampire Squid
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kz9DIP/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Octopoteuthis, aka...Octopus Squid?
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September 5, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Today, the #BestSquid arena hosts a bioluminescent poop-eater and a bisexual arm-dropper!
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kz9DIP/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Vampyroteuthis, aka Vampire Squid
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kz9DIP/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Octopoteuthis, aka...Octopus Squid?
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kz9DIP/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Vampyroteuthis, aka Vampire Squid
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kz9DIP/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Octopoteuthis, aka...Octopus Squid?
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In conclusion, pygmy squid and especially Kodama jujutsu are #BestSquid and I hope they can count on your vote! #Squidtember (8/8)
(my kids were making shrinky dinks, so I made a Kodama jujutsu keychain)
(my kids were making shrinky dinks, so I made a Kodama jujutsu keychain)
September 10, 2024 at 10:01 PM
In conclusion, pygmy squid and especially Kodama jujutsu are #BestSquid and I hope they can count on your vote! #Squidtember (8/8)
(my kids were making shrinky dinks, so I made a Kodama jujutsu keychain)
(my kids were making shrinky dinks, so I made a Kodama jujutsu keychain)
Well the valiant #TeamPygmy did all we could 😔 And there's no shame in losing to the fantastic elbow squid #BestSquid #AllSquidAreBestSquid #Squidtember
Poll results after 24 hours: Who will win: the big-finned long-armed monster of the deep, or the tiny adorable martial artist?
1️⃣ Kodama jujutsu, aka Hannan’s Pygmy Squid
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ (11)
2️⃣ Magnapinna, aka Bigfin Elbow Squid
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ (12)
1️⃣ Kodama jujutsu, aka Hannan’s Pygmy Squid
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ (11)
2️⃣ Magnapinna, aka Bigfin Elbow Squid
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ (12)
September 20, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Well the valiant #TeamPygmy did all we could 😔 And there's no shame in losing to the fantastic elbow squid #BestSquid #AllSquidAreBestSquid #Squidtember
🚨 VAMPIRE "SQUID" HAS BEEN DISQUALIFIED🚨
September 5, 2024 at 10:20 PM
🚨 VAMPIRE "SQUID" HAS BEEN DISQUALIFIED🚨