Friends who have watched "The Fantasy Drift of the Young Pi" must still remember the scene of flying fish on the screen flying over the sea ~ In fact, there are not only flying fish in the sea, but also flying squid
They are [Pacific Folded Softfish / Pacific Flying Squid Todarodes Pacificus], they have a set of survival strategies similar to flying fish, when the predator is approaching, fly to the sky, slip away ~ and this flight journey can even be as far as 30 meters, so that the predator can not reach!
Before jumping out of the water, they will fill their mantle membrane with water, and then squeeze the water in their bodies like a jet at sea level, and their bodies will take off! At this time, the mantle membrane contracts, and the eight arms and two tentacles in the back, as well as the two squid fins in front of them, are 100% unfolded, like a paraglider! The speed can reach 11.2 meters per second, which is already more than Bolt's 100-meter sprint speed
Interestingly, even if there are no predators chasing them, they are still willing to fly the way they do - because it is less laborious ☺️☺️
#Monster Calendar # 2022.08.11 Pacific Flying Squid
