This Gonatus onyx squid is not only carrying her egg sack, she is helping free the hatchlings! (Unfortunately, a baby squid is not called an “Inkling” or “Squid Kid”) The black-eyed squid is one of the few squids that brood their eggs - most abandon them after laying them anchored to the seafloor. A female Gonatus onyx will carry her large egg mass for months, keeping it suspended from hooks on the squid’s arms. It is a dangerous time: Although they are neutrally buoyant (they don’t require any

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