AUT Squid Squad

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Deep-sea research group in Aotearoa NZ, focusing on squid ecology & systematics www.aut.ac.nz/alces

A small x-bow expedition vessel in port in Otepoti Dunedin, awaiting its next adventure
The #ProjectESCA team flank a life-sized plush colossal squid on a sofa in a ship lounge. A mysterious cardboard hammerhead shark hat lurks behind
Art stamp on watercolor: two large squid form a circle surrounding the ESCA camera system logo
Black-and-white ink drawing of a colossal squid holding a birthday cake
Two scientists and a full-sized stuffed colossal squid on a couch aboard a ship
A ship's bow sailing out of the Beagle Channel under moody clouds
Wooden sign at a scenic beach specifically prohibiting the collecting of molluscs
Large mural of marine life including mammals, octopus and a sea star
A mid-size octopus with alert eyes, mantle skin raised into bumps, and active arms, perched on a cylindrical pipe in an aquarium tank
Octopus arms and suckers pressed against aquarium glass, with one arm tip split into two mini arms near the end
13m-long giant squid drawn in the sand, with a kid at the end for scale
A small deep-sea squid with bright white light organs in the mantle, one round and one shaped like a crescent moon
Bright-red deep-sea shrimp with large black eyes and a long serrated rostrum
A small, very round, red-and-white striped deep-sea 'piglet' squid
A mid-size translucent deep-sea squid on a tray, with small fins, a gumdrop-shaped body and large bulging eyes
A large dark blue squid eye with shiny white photophore strips and a pearly lens
A large reddish-pink deep-sea squid in a tray, with bumpy skin and sharp claws on the tentacles
A large deep-sea squid with bumpy purple skin and abraded white fins, head and arms
A large slender dark purple-red squid with large round suckers on the tentacle clubs
Large curved claws on a deep-sea squid tentacle
A defrosted deep-sea squid specimen with large fins and hooks on the arms, about 20cm long
Two small egg-shaped cephalopods each 2-3 cm long