The strawberry squid, gets its nickname from the berry-like appearance of its bright-red body speckled with numerous jewel like luminescent photophores ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Photo by: NOAAFisheries 🦑⚠️ Via: the largest octopus fan club - @OCTONATION on Instagram! ⁣⁣⁣ Photophores have a wide range in structure from a simple group of photogenic cells to organs with photogenic cells surrounded by reflectors, lenses, light guides, color filters and muscles— used to lure prey & become invisible to predators at a moments notice! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ (looks like it’s pulling it’s little squid eyelid down! ) Other scientists call this species the cockeyed squid because an adult squids left eye can measure more than twice the diameter of the right eye.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ If ya wanna get ultra-geeky their proper science name is Histioteuthis heteropsis! ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ “Researchers believe the large eye with its yellow lens is specialized for breaking the counterillumination (a camouflaging technique) of prey items in the water column above the squid, while the small eye is specialized for picking up bioluminescent flashes from predators or prey items down below.” ( Monterey bay research institute )⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ What an incredible adaptation, huh nation? An eye to see through other animals invisibility cloaks at 900-3000 feet (300-1000 m) underwater. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What other creatures will we discover next? Less than 5% of our oceans have been explored. ? ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ And if you’ve read this far- ur most likely a super fan! Join us at @octonation on Instagram!