# @fromthebowseat on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DI1m3RASyVv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29756435-fromthebowseat-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/17b57d4eb7.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-04-24T17:25:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs 🪸 (@fromthebowseat) — https://gondola.cc/fromthebowseat

## Caption

Meet the googly-eyed stubby squid (Rossia pacifica)! Discovered during a Nautilus Live EV exploration, this deep-sea cephalopod stunned scientists with its cartoonish eyes and jellybean-like body. Found off the coast of California at ~900 meters depth, it’s not a squid or a cuttlefish—but a quirky cousin that buries itself in the seafloor to ambush prey. Nature’s cutest deep-sea surprise, or may we say a stuff toy!

Video from Nautilus EV

#deepbluesea #ocean #oceans #océan #art #youth #contest #beach #deepocean #cuttkefish #squid #octopus #stufftoy #fish #underwater #rareanimals #oceanexploration

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,507
- **Likes:** 6,485
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- **Comments:** 63

## Tags

squid, oceanexploration, ocean, contest, deepbluesea, oceans, deepocean, cuttkefish, fish, art, stufftoy, océan, beach, rareanimals, youth, underwater, octopus

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