We know there are some super-fans of deep sea exploration out there, but have you ever tallied how many hours of dive livestreams you’ve watched?⁣ ⁣⁣ It would be hard to top the research team from @mbari_news that reviewed 25 years’ worth of archival footage to better understand the dimorphic eye structures of the aptly named, cockeyed squid (𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴).⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “The deep sea is an amazing natural laboratory for eye design because the kinds of eyes you need to

WOAH! What's that? Bigfin Squid live very deep in the ocean, and not much is known about these mysterious creatures. Everything we know about this Bigfin Squid comes from underwater remote-operated vehicles that take pictures for scientists who want to learn more about the ocean depths. Exciting! 📷 Shell out in the Perdido Area of Alaminos Canyon, at 7800 ft. depth | World Ocean Day

Japan divers capture rare footage of live giant squid | AFP