Mysterious 'Elbowed' Squid Caught On Video

An underwater rover operated by Shell oil company caught some video of a rare Magnapinna (attractive metal penis) squid a mile and half down. And the squishy bastard has elbowed tentacles! WTF! And also, nigiri. Mmmm.

Two more pictures (one old) after the jump, horrible one second video here.

Alien-like Squid Seen at Deep Drilling Site [nationalgeographic]

Thanks to KXHone, who once ate 35,000 blue whale sushi rolls in one sitting.

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