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Squid-inspired camouflage for soldiers
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02/07/2025
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Camouflage inspired by the colour changing skin of squids is being developed to help soldiers stay out of sight on the battlefield.
Boffins are developing a stretchable material that mimics the colour-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid.
They say it could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The project is being funded by the USA’s defence research agency, DARPA.
It is a joint study by the University of California, Irvine and the US-based research centre, the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The longfin squid uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and colour.
This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
Inside the cells, coils of a protein called reflectin act like natural mirrors, manipulating how light reflects off the squid’s skin.
The researchers have captured the first 3D images of this nano-architecture revealing the intricate architecture.
OPS:Photos and thermal camera images of the squid-inspired composite materials chnaging appearance while being stretched (top) and soaked in water (bottom) both above a heated surface.
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Squid-inspired camouflage for soldiers
Ferrari Press Agency
Camouflage 1
Ref 16952
02/07/2025
See Ferrari pictures
Picture MUST credit: UC Irvine
Camouflage inspired by the colour changing skin of squids is being developed to help soldiers stay out of sight on the battlefield.
Boffins are developing a stretchable material that mimics the colour-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid.
They say it could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The project is being funded by the USA’s defence research agency, DARPA.
It is a joint study by the University of California, Irvine and the US-based research centre, the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The longfin squid uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and colour.
This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
Inside the cells, coils of a protein called reflectin act like natural mirrors, manipulating how light reflects off the squid’s skin.
The researchers have captured the first 3D images of this nano-architecture revealing the intricate architecture.
OPS:Photos and thermal camera images of the squid-inspired composite materials chnaging appearance while being stretched (top) and soaked in water (bottom) both above a heated surface.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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Squid-inspired camouflage for soldiers
Ferrari Press Agency
Camouflage 1
Ref 16952
02/07/2025
See Ferrari pictures
Picture MUST credit: UC Irvine
Camouflage inspired by the colour changing skin of squids is being developed to help soldiers stay out of sight on the battlefield.
Boffins are developing a stretchable material that mimics the colour-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid.
They say it could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The project is being funded by the USA’s defence research agency, DARPA.
It is a joint study by the University of California, Irvine and the US-based research centre, the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The longfin squid uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and colour.
This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
Inside the cells, coils of a protein called reflectin act like natural mirrors, manipulating how light reflects off the squid’s skin.
The researchers have captured the first 3D images of this nano-architecture revealing the intricate architecture.
OPS:Photos and thermal camera images of the squid-inspired composite materials chnaging appearance while being stretched (top) and soaked in water (bottom) both above a heated surface.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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Squid-inspired camouflage for soldiers
Ferrari Press Agency
Camouflage 1
Ref 16952
02/07/2025
See Ferrari pictures
Picture MUST credit: UC Irvine
Camouflage inspired by the colour changing skin of squids is being developed to help soldiers stay out of sight on the battlefield.
Boffins are developing a stretchable material that mimics the colour-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid.
They say it could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The project is being funded by the USA’s defence research agency, DARPA.
It is a joint study by the University of California, Irvine and the US-based research centre, the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The longfin squid uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and colour.
This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
Inside the cells, coils of a protein called reflectin act like natural mirrors, manipulating how light reflects off the squid’s skin.
The researchers have captured the first 3D images of this nano-architecture revealing the intricate architecture.
OPS:Photos and thermal camera images of the squid-inspired composite materials chnaging appearance while being stretched (top) and soaked in water (bottom) both above a heated surface.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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Squid-inspired camouflage for soldiers
Ferrari Press Agency
Camouflage 1
Ref 16952
02/07/2025
See Ferrari pictures
Picture MUST credit: UC Irvine
Camouflage inspired by the colour changing skin of squids is being developed to help soldiers stay out of sight on the battlefield.
Boffins are developing a stretchable material that mimics the colour-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid.
They say it could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The project is being funded by the USA’s defence research agency, DARPA.
It is a joint study by the University of California, Irvine and the US-based research centre, the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The longfin squid uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and colour.
This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
Inside the cells, coils of a protein called reflectin act like natural mirrors, manipulating how light reflects off the squid’s skin.
The researchers have captured the first 3D images of this nano-architecture revealing the intricate architecture.
OPS:Photos and thermal camera images of the squid-inspired composite materials chnaging appearance while being stretched (top) and soaked in water (bottom) both above a heated surface.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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Squid-inspired camouflage for soldiers
Ferrari Press Agency
Camouflage 1
Ref 16952
02/07/2025
See Ferrari pictures
Picture MUST credit: UC Irvine
Camouflage inspired by the colour changing skin of squids is being developed to help soldiers stay out of sight on the battlefield.
Boffins are developing a stretchable material that mimics the colour-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid.
They say it could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The project is being funded by the USA’s defence research agency, DARPA.
It is a joint study by the University of California, Irvine and the US-based research centre, the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The longfin squid uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and colour.
This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
Inside the cells, coils of a protein called reflectin act like natural mirrors, manipulating how light reflects off the squid’s skin.
The researchers have captured the first 3D images of this nano-architecture revealing the intricate architecture.
OPS:Images of the entire body (top left) and dorsal mantle (top right) of a squid show the splotches’ blue, green, yellow, orange and red iridescent angle-dependent colours. An individual splotch (bottom, from left) transitions from transparent to red to orange to green at 0, 60, 90 and 120 seconds, respectively, when subjected to chemical and neurophysiological stimuli.
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Preparation show inauguration Festival d
BRASÍLIA, DF - 27.12.2022: PREPARAÇAO SHOW POSSE FESTIVAL DO FUTURO - Photo of workers setting up the stages with the National Congress in the background. This Tuesday (27th) the preparation for setting up the stages for the Festival do Futuro show during President Lula's inauguration on January 1st.,Image: 746688495, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: RESTRICTIONS: FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY, MODEL-RELEASE NO, PROPERTY-RELEASE NO, CAPTION AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATED, ORIGINAL LANGUAGE IN PORTUGUESE, Model Release: no, Credit line: Ton Molina / Fotoarena / Avalon- DALLE
montage scene / festival
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Preparation show inauguration Festival d
BRASÍLIA, DF - 27.12.2022: PREPARAÇAO SHOW POSSE FESTIVAL DO FUTURO - Photo of workers setting up the stages with the National Congress in the background. This Tuesday (27th) the preparation for setting up the stages for the Festival do Futuro show during President Lula's inauguration on January 1st.,Image: 746688415, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: RESTRICTIONS: FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY, MODEL-RELEASE NO, PROPERTY-RELEASE NO, CAPTION AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATED, ORIGINAL LANGUAGE IN PORTUGUESE, Model Relea
montage scene / festivalse: no, Credit line: Ton Molina / Fotoarena / Avalon- DALLE (FOTO: DUKAS/DALLE) --- NO WEB USAGE ---
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Preparation show inauguration Festival d
BRASÍLIA, DF - 27.12.2022: PREPARAÇAO SHOW POSSE FESTIVAL DO FUTURO - Photo of workers setting up the stages with the National Congress in the background. This Tuesday (27th) the preparation for setting up the stages for the Festival do Futuro show during President Lula's inauguration on January 1st.,Image: 746688395, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: RESTRICTIONS: FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY, MODEL-RELEASE NO, PROPERTY-RELEASE NO, CAPTION AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATED, ORIGINAL LANGUAGE IN PORTUGUESE, Model Release: no, Credit line: Ton Molina / Fotoarena / Avalon- DALLE (FOTO: DUKAS/DALLE) --- NO WEB USAGE ---
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Preparation show inauguration Festival d
BRASÍLIA, DF - 27.12.2022: PREPARAÇAO SHOW POSSE FESTIVAL DO FUTURO - Photo of workers setting up the stages with the National Congress in the background. This Tuesday (27th) the preparation for setting up the stages for the Festival do Futuro show during President Lula's inauguration on January 1st.,Image: 746688439, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: RESTRICTIONS: FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY, MODEL-RELEASE NO, PROPERTY-RELEASE NO, CAPTION AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATED, ORIGINAL LANGUAGE IN PORTUGUESE, Model Release: no, Credit line: Ton Molina / Fotoarena / Avalon- DALLE
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Squid live in Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark. 12th, September 2023. The English post-punk band Squid performs a live concert at VEGA in Copenhagen. Here singer and drummer Ollie Judge is seen live on stage. (Photo credit: Gonzales Photo - Erling Brodersen_ DALLE (FOTO: DUKAS/DALLE) --- NO WEB USAGE ---
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Squid live in Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark. 12th, September 2023. The English post-punk band Squid performs a live concert at VEGA in Copenhagen. Here singer and drummer Ollie Judge is seen live on stage. (Photo credit: Gonzales Photo - Erling Brodersen_ DALLE (FOTO: DUKAS/DALLE) --- NO WEB USAGE ---
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Squid live in Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark. 12th, September 2023. The English post-punk band Squid performs a live concert at VEGA in Copenhagen. Here singer and drummer Ollie Judge is seen live on stage. (Photo credit: Gonzales Photo - Erling Brodersen_ DALLE (FOTO: DUKAS/DALLE) --- NO WEB USAGE ---
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Squid live in Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark. 12th, September 2023. The English post-punk band Squid performs a live concert at VEGA in Copenhagen. Here singer and drummer Ollie Judge is seen live on stage. (Photo credit: Gonzales Photo - Erling Brodersen_ DALLE (FOTO: DUKAS/DALLE) --- NO WEB USAGE ---
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Squid live in Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark. 12th, September 2023. The English post-punk band Squid performs a live concert at VEGA in Copenhagen. Here singer and drummer Ollie Judge is seen live on stage. (Photo credit: Gonzales Photo - Erling Brodersen_ DALLE (FOTO: DUKAS/DALLE) --- NO WEB USAGE ---
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Squid live in Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark. 12th, September 2023. The English post-punk band Squid performs a live concert at VEGA in Copenhagen. Here singer and drummer Ollie Judge is seen live on stage. (Photo credit: Gonzales Photo - Erling Brodersen_ DALLE (FOTO: DUKAS/DALLE) --- NO WEB USAGE ---
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Squid live in Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark. 12th, September 2023. The English post-punk band Squid performs a live concert at VEGA in Copenhagen. Here singer and drummer Ollie Judge is seen live on stage. (Photo credit: Gonzales Photo - Erling Brodersen_ DALLE (FOTO: DUKAS/DALLE) --- NO WEB USAGE ---
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Squid live in Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark. 12th, September 2023. The English post-punk band Squid performs a live concert at VEGA in Copenhagen. Here singer and drummer Ollie Judge is seen live on stage. (Photo credit: Gonzales Photo - Erling Brodersen_ DALLE (FOTO: DUKAS/DALLE) --- NO WEB USAGE ---
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NEWS - Brasilia: Bolsonaro- Anhänger stürmen Präsidentenpalast
SÃO PAULO, SP, BRAZIL - 06.01.2023: BOLSONARO SUPPORTERS PROTEST IN SP -Protesters supporting former president Jair Bolsonaro and displaying Brazilian flags sounded a horn on Avenida Paulista early this Friday evening, January 6, 2023, contesting the victory of president-elect Luis Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo: Yuri Murakami/Fotoarena/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 43691715
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PEOPLE - Gotham Awards, New York
Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock (12623691w)
Lee Jung-jae, Jung Ho-yeon and Hwang Dong-hyuk arrive on the red carpet at the 2021 Gotham Awards presented by The Gotham Film & Media Institute at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Monday, November 29, 2021.
2021 Gotham Awards, New York, United States - 29 Nov 2021
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Squid the band performing live at The Cornish Bank in Falmouth, Cornwall
Squid the band performing live at The Cornish Bank in Falmouth, Cornwall on 23/05/2021
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Squid the band performing live at The Cornish Bank in Falmouth, Cornwall
Squid the band performing live at The Cornish Bank in Falmouth, Cornwall on 23/05/2021
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Squid the band performing live at The Cornish Bank in Falmouth, Cornwall
Squid the band performing live at The Cornish Bank in Falmouth, Cornwall on 23/05/2021
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REPORTAGE - Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, Negombo, ville, Stadt, city, marché, Markt, market, calmars, Tintenfisch, squid
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ilpo Musto/REX/Shutterstock (9757494k)
Wimbledon Village tennis themed window displays. The Guiggling Squid restaurant with tennis racquets
Wimbledon Atmosphere, London, UK - 10 Jul 2018
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FEATURE - 'Aliens' unter Wasser
MANDATORY CREDIT: Kei Nomiyama/REX Shutterstock. Only for use in story about Kei's Blackwater photo series. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kei Nomiyama/REX Shutterstock (5440422m)
Abralia andamanica is a species of enoploteuthidae (firefly squid) native to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. It will rise to the upper water column at night to feed from deep sea
Blackwater: The marine life photography of Kei Nomiyama, Japan - Nov 2015
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/rmbq
They look like creatures from another planet, but these weird specimens are all marine life captured by talented underwater photographer Kei Nomiyama.
In his photo series Blackwater, the 36-year-old presents the amazing creatures discovered in the sea at night.
His work includes the quirky sight of a 'jellyfish rider', a lobster larvae hitching a ride on a hapless jellyfish, and the Phronima Sedentaria, a species of amphipod crustacean, that Kei says reminds him of the sci-fi film 'Aliens'.
Kei explains: "I live in Matsuyama city at Shikoku island, smallest of the four main islands in Japan. I mainly take these photos at Omi-island in Yamaguchi-prefecture. The Omi-island is located in the south of the main island of Japan and facing the Sea of Japan.
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FEATURE - 'Aliens' unter Wasser
MANDATORY CREDIT: Kei Nomiyama/REX Shutterstock. Only for use in story about Kei's Blackwater photo series. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kei Nomiyama/REX Shutterstock (5440422n)
Abralia andamanica is a species of enoploteuthidae (firefly squid) native to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. It will rise to the upper water column at night to feed from deep sea
Blackwater: The marine life photography of Kei Nomiyama, Japan - Nov 2015
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/rmbq
They look like creatures from another planet, but these weird specimens are all marine life captured by talented underwater photographer Kei Nomiyama.
In his photo series Blackwater, the 36-year-old presents the amazing creatures discovered in the sea at night.
His work includes the quirky sight of a 'jellyfish rider', a lobster larvae hitching a ride on a hapless jellyfish, and the Phronima Sedentaria, a species of amphipod crustacean, that Kei says reminds him of the sci-fi film 'Aliens'.
Kei explains: "I live in Matsuyama city at Shikoku island, smallest of the four main islands in Japan. I mainly take these photos at Omi-island in Yamaguchi-prefecture. The Omi-island is located in the south of the main island of Japan and facing the Sea of Japan.
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Calamari anyone? A giant squid with tentacles as long as FIVE metres washes up on New Zealand beach.... and is now on display in a glass freezer Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3081029/Calamari-giant-squid-tentacles-long-FIVE-metres-
Calamari anyone? A giant squid with tentacles as long as FIVE metres washes up on New Zealand beach.... and is now on display in a glass freezer
A man spotted an unusual sight on his morning stroll along the beach when an incredible giant squid was washed up on the shore.
Staff from the Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium moved the squid to safety before the birds swooped down and feasted on its enormous body lying on the sand at South Bay on the South Island of New Zealand on Wednesday.
It was not yet known what the deep sea creature weighs but if the following measurements are anything to go by it is safe to presume it would be seriously hefty: the mantle is more than two metres long with a 19cm eye diameter and the longest tentacle is just over five metres.
Staff from the Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium moved the squid to safety before the birds swooped down and feasted on its enormous body.
The excited aquarium staff posted the dramatic images on its Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon.
'A GIANT SQUID WASHED UP ON THE BEACH AT SOUTH BAY TODAY!, the post said.
'Before the birds got to it - we got help to move it to the aquarium where it is safe inside a freezer with glass windows so you can see it - on display until we can do more with it.'
Then after describing its length the staff member exclaimed: 'What a beast!'.
Bruce Bennett discovered the squid on his daily walk with his dog at 8.30am on Wednesday and figured the creature must have washed up on Tuesday night - going by the stench and the fact that he didn't see it that day.
Mr Bennett said it was the first time he had ever seen a giant squid washed ashore on the beach.
©Kaikoura Marine Centre/Exclusivepix Media (FOTO: DUKAS/EXCLUSIVEPIX)
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Calamari anyone? A giant squid with tentacles as long as FIVE metres washes up on New Zealand beach.... and is now on display in a glass freezer Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3081029/Calamari-giant-squid-tentacles-long-FIVE-metres-
Calamari anyone? A giant squid with tentacles as long as FIVE metres washes up on New Zealand beach.... and is now on display in a glass freezer
A man spotted an unusual sight on his morning stroll along the beach when an incredible giant squid was washed up on the shore.
Staff from the Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium moved the squid to safety before the birds swooped down and feasted on its enormous body lying on the sand at South Bay on the South Island of New Zealand on Wednesday.
It was not yet known what the deep sea creature weighs but if the following measurements are anything to go by it is safe to presume it would be seriously hefty: the mantle is more than two metres long with a 19cm eye diameter and the longest tentacle is just over five metres.
Staff from the Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium moved the squid to safety before the birds swooped down and feasted on its enormous body.
The excited aquarium staff posted the dramatic images on its Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon.
'A GIANT SQUID WASHED UP ON THE BEACH AT SOUTH BAY TODAY!, the post said.
'Before the birds got to it - we got help to move it to the aquarium where it is safe inside a freezer with glass windows so you can see it - on display until we can do more with it.'
Then after describing its length the staff member exclaimed: 'What a beast!'.
Bruce Bennett discovered the squid on his daily walk with his dog at 8.30am on Wednesday and figured the creature must have washed up on Tuesday night - going by the stench and the fact that he didn't see it that day.
Mr Bennett said it was the first time he had ever seen a giant squid washed ashore on the beach.
©Kaikoura Marine Centre/Exclusivepix Media (FOTO: DUKAS/EXCLUSIVEPIX)
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Calamari anyone? A giant squid with tentacles as long as FIVE metres washes up on New Zealand beach.... and is now on display in a glass freezer Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3081029/Calamari-giant-squid-tentacles-long-FIVE-metres-
Calamari anyone? A giant squid with tentacles as long as FIVE metres washes up on New Zealand beach.... and is now on display in a glass freezer
A man spotted an unusual sight on his morning stroll along the beach when an incredible giant squid was washed up on the shore.
Staff from the Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium moved the squid to safety before the birds swooped down and feasted on its enormous body lying on the sand at South Bay on the South Island of New Zealand on Wednesday.
It was not yet known what the deep sea creature weighs but if the following measurements are anything to go by it is safe to presume it would be seriously hefty: the mantle is more than two metres long with a 19cm eye diameter and the longest tentacle is just over five metres.
Staff from the Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium moved the squid to safety before the birds swooped down and feasted on its enormous body.
The excited aquarium staff posted the dramatic images on its Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon.
'A GIANT SQUID WASHED UP ON THE BEACH AT SOUTH BAY TODAY!, the post said.
'Before the birds got to it - we got help to move it to the aquarium where it is safe inside a freezer with glass windows so you can see it - on display until we can do more with it.'
Then after describing its length the staff member exclaimed: 'What a beast!'.
Bruce Bennett discovered the squid on his daily walk with his dog at 8.30am on Wednesday and figured the creature must have washed up on Tuesday night - going by the stench and the fact that he didn't see it that day.
Mr Bennett said it was the first time he had ever seen a giant squid washed ashore on the beach.
©Kaikoura Marine Centre/Exclusivepix Media (FOTO: DUKAS/EXCLUSIVEPIX)
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Calamari anyone? A giant squid with tentacles as long as FIVE metres washes up on New Zealand beach.... and is now on display in a glass freezer Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3081029/Calamari-giant-squid-tentacles-long-FIVE-metres-
Calamari anyone? A giant squid with tentacles as long as FIVE metres washes up on New Zealand beach.... and is now on display in a glass freezer
A man spotted an unusual sight on his morning stroll along the beach when an incredible giant squid was washed up on the shore.
Staff from the Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium moved the squid to safety before the birds swooped down and feasted on its enormous body lying on the sand at South Bay on the South Island of New Zealand on Wednesday.
It was not yet known what the deep sea creature weighs but if the following measurements are anything to go by it is safe to presume it would be seriously hefty: the mantle is more than two metres long with a 19cm eye diameter and the longest tentacle is just over five metres.
Staff from the Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium moved the squid to safety before the birds swooped down and feasted on its enormous body.
The excited aquarium staff posted the dramatic images on its Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon.
'A GIANT SQUID WASHED UP ON THE BEACH AT SOUTH BAY TODAY!, the post said.
'Before the birds got to it - we got help to move it to the aquarium where it is safe inside a freezer with glass windows so you can see it - on display until we can do more with it.'
Then after describing its length the staff member exclaimed: 'What a beast!'.
Bruce Bennett discovered the squid on his daily walk with his dog at 8.30am on Wednesday and figured the creature must have washed up on Tuesday night - going by the stench and the fact that he didn't see it that day.
Mr Bennett said it was the first time he had ever seen a giant squid washed ashore on the beach.
©Kaikoura Marine Centre/Exclusivepix Media (FOTO: DUKAS/EXCLUSIVEPIX)
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Calamari anyone? A giant squid with tentacles as long as FIVE metres washes up on New Zealand beach.... and is now on display in a glass freezer Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3081029/Calamari-giant-squid-tentacles-long-FIVE-metres-
Calamari anyone? A giant squid with tentacles as long as FIVE metres washes up on New Zealand beach.... and is now on display in a glass freezer
A man spotted an unusual sight on his morning stroll along the beach when an incredible giant squid was washed up on the shore.
Staff from the Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium moved the squid to safety before the birds swooped down and feasted on its enormous body lying on the sand at South Bay on the South Island of New Zealand on Wednesday.
It was not yet known what the deep sea creature weighs but if the following measurements are anything to go by it is safe to presume it would be seriously hefty: the mantle is more than two metres long with a 19cm eye diameter and the longest tentacle is just over five metres.
Staff from the Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium moved the squid to safety before the birds swooped down and feasted on its enormous body.
The excited aquarium staff posted the dramatic images on its Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon.
'A GIANT SQUID WASHED UP ON THE BEACH AT SOUTH BAY TODAY!, the post said.
'Before the birds got to it - we got help to move it to the aquarium where it is safe inside a freezer with glass windows so you can see it - on display until we can do more with it.'
Then after describing its length the staff member exclaimed: 'What a beast!'.
Bruce Bennett discovered the squid on his daily walk with his dog at 8.30am on Wednesday and figured the creature must have washed up on Tuesday night - going by the stench and the fact that he didn't see it that day.
Mr Bennett said it was the first time he had ever seen a giant squid washed ashore on the beach.
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Yarn bomb tree squid, San Mateo, California, America - 21 Oct 2013
MANDATORY CREDIT: Lorna Watt/Rex Features. IMAGES OUTSIDE OF PRINT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS. FEES APPLY FOR UNIQUE IPAD USE.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Lorna Watt/REX (3217087h)
The tree before being turned into a yarn bomb tree squid
Yarn Bomb Tree Squid: Four Miles Of Yarn Used
A tree has been turned into a giant squid - thanks to four miles of blue yarn.
Two knitting fanatics have transformed a rundown street corner by creating the quirky sea creature.
Lorna Watt AKA Knits for Life had a mission to brighten up a Californian area blighted by anti-social behaviour.
In her role as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo she came up with the idea of using her knitting skills to make an object that might attract respectable people.
She worked with fellow yarn enthusiast Jill Watt AKA The Dapper Toad for 14 hours in 91F heat to dress the tree, after spending 20 hours using a machine to knit the 'skin'.
Lorna explains: "Two of my aims as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo are to beautify the area and to bring the community together around art. It's easy to transform an object for a nice, busy street. It's harder to transform not only an object but a downtrodden area.
"I hoped to turn a corner full of drunk idlers and urinators into one where families and children can linger and play, hopefully forcing the idlers to find a different corner.
"It worked! The buzz around the corner has definitely changed: now people stop their cars and strollers to take photos, instead of speeding up to avoid it.
"We were honestly surprised by how many people thanked us for improving the neighbourhood while we worked. Even grumpy old men were sold on our unusual medium, asking when we plan to do more."
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KODVRMXSZ (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Yarn bomb tree squid, San Mateo, California, America - 21 Oct 2013
MANDATORY CREDIT: Lorna Watt/Rex Features. IMAGES OUTSIDE OF PRINT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS. FEES APPLY FOR UNIQUE IPAD USE.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Lorna Watt/REX (3217087g)
Squid Tree yarn bomb
Yarn Bomb Tree Squid: Four Miles Of Yarn Used
A tree has been turned into a giant squid - thanks to four miles of blue yarn.
Two knitting fanatics have transformed a rundown street corner by creating the quirky sea creature.
Lorna Watt AKA Knits for Life had a mission to brighten up a Californian area blighted by anti-social behaviour.
In her role as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo she came up with the idea of using her knitting skills to make an object that might attract respectable people.
She worked with fellow yarn enthusiast Jill Watt AKA The Dapper Toad for 14 hours in 91F heat to dress the tree, after spending 20 hours using a machine to knit the 'skin'.
Lorna explains: "Two of my aims as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo are to beautify the area and to bring the community together around art. It's easy to transform an object for a nice, busy street. It's harder to transform not only an object but a downtrodden area.
"I hoped to turn a corner full of drunk idlers and urinators into one where families and children can linger and play, hopefully forcing the idlers to find a different corner.
"It worked! The buzz around the corner has definitely changed: now people stop their cars and strollers to take photos, instead of speeding up to avoid it.
"We were honestly surprised by how many people thanked us for improving the neighbourhood while we worked. Even grumpy old men were sold on our unusual medium, asking when we plan to do more."
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KODVRMXSZ (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Yarn bomb tree squid, San Mateo, California, America - 21 Oct 2013
MANDATORY CREDIT: Lorna Watt/Rex Features. IMAGES OUTSIDE OF PRINT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS. FEES APPLY FOR UNIQUE IPAD USE.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Lorna Watt/REX (3217087c)
Making the Squid Tree yarn bomb
Yarn Bomb Tree Squid: Four Miles Of Yarn Used
A tree has been turned into a giant squid - thanks to four miles of blue yarn.
Two knitting fanatics have transformed a rundown street corner by creating the quirky sea creature.
Lorna Watt AKA Knits for Life had a mission to brighten up a Californian area blighted by anti-social behaviour.
In her role as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo she came up with the idea of using her knitting skills to make an object that might attract respectable people.
She worked with fellow yarn enthusiast Jill Watt AKA The Dapper Toad for 14 hours in 91F heat to dress the tree, after spending 20 hours using a machine to knit the 'skin'.
Lorna explains: "Two of my aims as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo are to beautify the area and to bring the community together around art. It's easy to transform an object for a nice, busy street. It's harder to transform not only an object but a downtrodden area.
"I hoped to turn a corner full of drunk idlers and urinators into one where families and children can linger and play, hopefully forcing the idlers to find a different corner.
"It worked! The buzz around the corner has definitely changed: now people stop their cars and strollers to take photos, instead of speeding up to avoid it.
"We were honestly surprised by how many people thanked us for improving the neighbourhood while we worked. Even grumpy old men were sold on our unusual medium, asking when we plan to do more."
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KODVRMXSZ (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Yarn bomb tree squid, San Mateo, California, America - 21 Oct 2013
MANDATORY CREDIT: Lorna Watt/Rex Features. IMAGES OUTSIDE OF PRINT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS. FEES APPLY FOR UNIQUE IPAD USE.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Lorna Watt/REX (3217087b)
Making the Squid Tree yarn bomb
Yarn Bomb Tree Squid: Four Miles Of Yarn Used
A tree has been turned into a giant squid - thanks to four miles of blue yarn.
Two knitting fanatics have transformed a rundown street corner by creating the quirky sea creature.
Lorna Watt AKA Knits for Life had a mission to brighten up a Californian area blighted by anti-social behaviour.
In her role as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo she came up with the idea of using her knitting skills to make an object that might attract respectable people.
She worked with fellow yarn enthusiast Jill Watt AKA The Dapper Toad for 14 hours in 91F heat to dress the tree, after spending 20 hours using a machine to knit the 'skin'.
Lorna explains: "Two of my aims as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo are to beautify the area and to bring the community together around art. It's easy to transform an object for a nice, busy street. It's harder to transform not only an object but a downtrodden area.
"I hoped to turn a corner full of drunk idlers and urinators into one where families and children can linger and play, hopefully forcing the idlers to find a different corner.
"It worked! The buzz around the corner has definitely changed: now people stop their cars and strollers to take photos, instead of speeding up to avoid it.
"We were honestly surprised by how many people thanked us for improving the neighbourhood while we worked. Even grumpy old men were sold on our unusual medium, asking when we plan to do more."
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KODVRMXSZ (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Yarn bomb tree squid, San Mateo, California, America - 21 Oct 2013
MANDATORY CREDIT: Lorna Watt/Rex Features. IMAGES OUTSIDE OF PRINT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS. FEES APPLY FOR UNIQUE IPAD USE.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Lorna Watt/REX (3217087d)
Making the Squid Tree yarn bomb
Yarn Bomb Tree Squid: Four Miles Of Yarn Used
A tree has been turned into a giant squid - thanks to four miles of blue yarn.
Two knitting fanatics have transformed a rundown street corner by creating the quirky sea creature.
Lorna Watt AKA Knits for Life had a mission to brighten up a Californian area blighted by anti-social behaviour.
In her role as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo she came up with the idea of using her knitting skills to make an object that might attract respectable people.
She worked with fellow yarn enthusiast Jill Watt AKA The Dapper Toad for 14 hours in 91F heat to dress the tree, after spending 20 hours using a machine to knit the 'skin'.
Lorna explains: "Two of my aims as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo are to beautify the area and to bring the community together around art. It's easy to transform an object for a nice, busy street. It's harder to transform not only an object but a downtrodden area.
"I hoped to turn a corner full of drunk idlers and urinators into one where families and children can linger and play, hopefully forcing the idlers to find a different corner.
"It worked! The buzz around the corner has definitely changed: now people stop their cars and strollers to take photos, instead of speeding up to avoid it.
"We were honestly surprised by how many people thanked us for improving the neighbourhood while we worked. Even grumpy old men were sold on our unusual medium, asking when we plan to do more."
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KODVRMXSZ (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Yarn bomb tree squid, San Mateo, California, America - 21 Oct 2013
MANDATORY CREDIT: Lorna Watt/Rex Features. IMAGES OUTSIDE OF PRINT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS. FEES APPLY FOR UNIQUE IPAD USE.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Lorna Watt/REX (3217087e)
Making the Squid Tree yarn bomb
Yarn Bomb Tree Squid: Four Miles Of Yarn Used
A tree has been turned into a giant squid - thanks to four miles of blue yarn.
Two knitting fanatics have transformed a rundown street corner by creating the quirky sea creature.
Lorna Watt AKA Knits for Life had a mission to brighten up a Californian area blighted by anti-social behaviour.
In her role as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo she came up with the idea of using her knitting skills to make an object that might attract respectable people.
She worked with fellow yarn enthusiast Jill Watt AKA The Dapper Toad for 14 hours in 91F heat to dress the tree, after spending 20 hours using a machine to knit the 'skin'.
Lorna explains: "Two of my aims as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo are to beautify the area and to bring the community together around art. It's easy to transform an object for a nice, busy street. It's harder to transform not only an object but a downtrodden area.
"I hoped to turn a corner full of drunk idlers and urinators into one where families and children can linger and play, hopefully forcing the idlers to find a different corner.
"It worked! The buzz around the corner has definitely changed: now people stop their cars and strollers to take photos, instead of speeding up to avoid it.
"We were honestly surprised by how many people thanked us for improving the neighbourhood while we worked. Even grumpy old men were sold on our unusual medium, asking when we plan to do more."
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KODVRMXSZ (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Yarn bomb tree squid, San Mateo, California, America - 21 Oct 2013
MANDATORY CREDIT: Lorna Watt/Rex Features. IMAGES OUTSIDE OF PRINT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS. FEES APPLY FOR UNIQUE IPAD USE.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Lorna Watt/REX (3217087f)
Making the Squid Tree yarn bomb by Knits for Life (Lorna Watt) and The Dapper Toad (Jill Watt)
Yarn Bomb Tree Squid: Four Miles Of Yarn Used
A tree has been turned into a giant squid - thanks to four miles of blue yarn.
Two knitting fanatics have transformed a rundown street corner by creating the quirky sea creature.
Lorna Watt AKA Knits for Life had a mission to brighten up a Californian area blighted by anti-social behaviour.
In her role as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo she came up with the idea of using her knitting skills to make an object that might attract respectable people.
She worked with fellow yarn enthusiast Jill Watt AKA The Dapper Toad for 14 hours in 91F heat to dress the tree, after spending 20 hours using a machine to knit the 'skin'.
Lorna explains: "Two of my aims as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo are to beautify the area and to bring the community together around art. It's easy to transform an object for a nice, busy street. It's harder to transform not only an object but a downtrodden area.
"I hoped to turn a corner full of drunk idlers and urinators into one where families and children can linger and play, hopefully forcing the idlers to find a different corner.
"It worked! The buzz around the corner has definitely changed: now people stop their cars and strollers to take photos, instead of speeding up to avoid it.
"We were honestly surprised by how many people thanked us for improving the neighbourhood while we worked. Even grumpy old men were sold on our unusual medium, asking when we plan to do more."
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KODVRMXSZ (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Yarn bomb tree squid, San Mateo, California, America - 21 Oct 2013
MANDATORY CREDIT: Lorna Watt/Rex Features. IMAGES OUTSIDE OF PRINT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS. FEES APPLY FOR UNIQUE IPAD USE.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Lorna Watt/REX (3217087a)
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Yarn Bomb Tree Squid: Four Miles Of Yarn Used
A tree has been turned into a giant squid - thanks to four miles of blue yarn.
Two knitting fanatics have transformed a rundown street corner by creating the quirky sea creature.
Lorna Watt AKA Knits for Life had a mission to brighten up a Californian area blighted by anti-social behaviour.
In her role as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo she came up with the idea of using her knitting skills to make an object that might attract respectable people.
She worked with fellow yarn enthusiast Jill Watt AKA The Dapper Toad for 14 hours in 91F heat to dress the tree, after spending 20 hours using a machine to knit the 'skin'.
Lorna explains: "Two of my aims as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo are to beautify the area and to bring the community together around art. It's easy to transform an object for a nice, busy street. It's harder to transform not only an object but a downtrodden area.
"I hoped to turn a corner full of drunk idlers and urinators into one where families and children can linger and play, hopefully forcing the idlers to find a different corner.
"It worked! The buzz around the corner has definitely changed: now people stop their cars and strollers to take photos, instead of speeding up to avoid it.
"We were honestly surprised by how many people thanked us for improving the neighbourhood while we worked. Even grumpy old men were sold on our unusual medium, asking when we plan to do more."
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/KODVRMXSZ (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Scotch Tape Sculpture Contest, America - May 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Scotch / Rex Features (1712841n)
Under the Sea at University by Natasha P, Pittsburgh, PA. mermaid, seahorse, turtle, jellyfish and squid made with twenty six rolls of Scotch tape
Sensational Scotch Tape Sculptures
Artists have been thinking outside the box with sensational sculptures made from Scotch packing tape.
The brand's annual contest has seen amazing entries including a life-size mermaid and full-scale car.
The U.S. firm set customers the challenge of creating imaginative art pieces just using rolls of the sticky tape.
Over a hundred entries, and 30,000 votes later, Jake Longenecker from Manheim, Pennsylvania scooped the $5,000 cash prize with Free Fallin', a skydiver made from 15.5 rolls of tape and inspired by WWII era paratrooper.
Jake explains: "My objective was to capture the action and intensity of such a simple and graceful act, such as falling through the sky. I accomplished this by uniformly wrapping parts of my own body with tape, which were later assembled into the skydiver."
Abigail Colety from Austin, Texas, won $1,000 as runner-up for Game Night, a depiction of two people playing draughts made using 9 rolls of tape.
Other entries included a bicycle, Spider-Man, Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, a ballerina on a tightrope and several dogs.
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IVXAUQCBM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Scotch Tape Sculpture Contest, America - May 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Scotch / Rex Features (1712841n)
Under the Sea at University by Natasha P, Pittsburgh, PA. mermaid, seahorse, turtle, jellyfish and squid made with twenty six rolls of Scotch tape
Sensational Scotch Tape Sculptures
Artists have been thinking outside the box with sensational sculptures made from Scotch packing tape.
The brand's annual contest has seen amazing entries including a life-size mermaid and full-scale car.
The U.S. firm set customers the challenge of creating imaginative art pieces just using rolls of the sticky tape.
Over a hundred entries, and 30,000 votes later, Jake Longenecker from Manheim, Pennsylvania scooped the $5,000 cash prize with Free Fallin', a skydiver made from 15.5 rolls of tape and inspired by WWII era paratrooper.
Jake explains: "My objective was to capture the action and intensity of such a simple and graceful act, such as falling through the sky. I accomplished this by uniformly wrapping parts of my own body with tape, which were later assembled into the skydiver."
Abigail Colety from Austin, Texas, won $1,000 as runner-up for Game Night, a depiction of two people playing draughts made using 9 rolls of tape.
Other entries included a bicycle, Spider-Man, Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, a ballerina on a tightrope and several dogs.
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IVXAUQCBM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Amazing 'colour x-ray' style images deep sea creatures, Hawaii - 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Joshua Lambus/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1309313p )
Colourful Creatures Of The Deep
This incredible set of deep sea photographs reveal some of the ocean's darkest secrets.
The stunning collection of pictures, which were taken in Hawaii, uncover in vivid detail the colourful creatures that live in the pitch-black thousands of feet underwater.
Among the 'colour x-ray' style images are pictures of rare squids, jellyfish and shrimp.
The creatures, all of which are just a few centimetres in size, are found living in complete darkness in water more than 7,000ft deep off the coast of Kailua-Kona.
Fine art photographer Joshua Lambus has been on more than 400 'blackwater' dives.
The 25-year-old had the idea after becoming frustrated with running charters for divers who just wanted to see turtles, dolphins and whales.
To get the unique images, Joshua waits until nightfall to head out about three miles on a boat. He then cuts the engine and dives into the water.
The captain kills the lights so Joshua can pick out the plankton more easily. In pure darkness he waits for something to drift by and takes its photograph.
He said: "This is a unique dive and because we live on a mountain with such a steep underwater drop off we are able to reach relatively deep water very quickly.
"I had the idea because as a dive organiser I used to get requests from people who wanted to go out to see turtles, dolphins and whales.
"I like those animals, but they have an obvious beauty, I think it's more rare an instance to notice the pattern on a spider's back, or the texture of a lizard's scales.
"After gearing up and loading the boat we head out of Honokohau Harbour at around
10pm and after we have found our spot we'll kill the engines, and began drifting.
"Then we jump in and once I find something I'll begin drifting with it and start takin...
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Amazing 'colour x-ray' style images deep sea creatures, Hawaii - 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Joshua Lambus/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1309313j )
Colourful Creatures Of The Deep
This incredible set of deep sea photographs reveal some of the ocean's darkest secrets.
The stunning collection of pictures, which were taken in Hawaii, uncover in vivid detail the colourful creatures that live in the pitch-black thousands of feet underwater.
Among the 'colour x-ray' style images are pictures of rare squids, jellyfish and shrimp.
The creatures, all of which are just a few centimetres in size, are found living in complete darkness in water more than 7,000ft deep off the coast of Kailua-Kona.
Fine art photographer Joshua Lambus has been on more than 400 'blackwater' dives.
The 25-year-old had the idea after becoming frustrated with running charters for divers who just wanted to see turtles, dolphins and whales.
To get the unique images, Joshua waits until nightfall to head out about three miles on a boat. He then cuts the engine and dives into the water.
The captain kills the lights so Joshua can pick out the plankton more easily. In pure darkness he waits for something to drift by and takes its photograph.
He said: "This is a unique dive and because we live on a mountain with such a steep underwater drop off we are able to reach relatively deep water very quickly.
"I had the idea because as a dive organiser I used to get requests from people who wanted to go out to see turtles, dolphins and whales.
"I like those animals, but they have an obvious beauty, I think it's more rare an instance to notice the pattern on a spider's back, or the texture of a lizard's scales.
"After gearing up and loading the boat we head out of Honokohau Harbour at around
10pm and after we have found our spot we'll kill the engines, and began drifting.
"Then we jump in and once I find something I'll begin drifting with it and start takin...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/QUQQJTCOI
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Piglet Squid with what appears to be a smile caused by skin pigments, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, California, America - 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Gary Florin / Rex Features ( 835912a )
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Piglet Squid with what appears to be a smile caused by skin pigments, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, California, America - 2009
The Piglet Squid always looks cheerful thanks to what appears to be a huge grin. The size of a small orange, the squid - Latin name Helicocranchia pfefferi - can commonly be found in deepwater (greater than 100m) in most of the world's oceans. Pigments dot its skin - making it seem happy. Scientists gave it the name thanks to its tuft of eight arms and two tentacles on its 'head', and because of its shape when inflated with water. Its body is almost totally clear revealing a dark mass that is the internal organs and barely visible, feather-like gills. It also has a large light producing organ (photophore) beneath each of its eyes. The picture was taken by California's Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. CMA Director Mike Schaadt tells us: "Our photographer Gary Florin took a marvellous picture of this rarely seen yet fairly common member of the deep sea plankton community. The angle Gary took the picture at makes it look comical."
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Deep sea creatures found by University of Queensland scientists near the Great Barrier Reef, Australia - 14 Jul 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rex Features ( 1207849o )
Scientists Shed Light On Strange Creatures Of The Deep
Looming out of the darkness thousands of feet below the surface of the sea, meet the incredible deep-sea fish discovered under the Great Barrier Reef.
These amazing pictures of previously undocumented marine life were taken by scientists from the University of Queensland's Brain Institute.
The weird and wonderful creatures were documented using remote-controlled equipment 1,400 metres down on the sea floor at the site of Osprey Reef, 220 miles North-East of Cairns in Australia.
Professor Justin Marshall, the marine biologist who led the mission, said: "As well as understanding life at the surface we need to plunge off the walls of Osprey to describe the deep-sea life that lives down to 2000m, beyond the reach of sunlight.
"We simply do not know what life is down there and our cameras can now record the behaviour and life in Australia's largest biosphere, the deep-sea."
Creatures discovered by the team include a small shrimp-like crustacean called an amphipod, "prehistoric" six gilled sharks, oil fish and some unknown species which are still being studied.
The deep-sea oddities were photographed using special low-light sensitive, custom designed remote controlled cameras, which sat on the sea floor over the course of 10 days.
Researchers from institute believe that studying marine life could help with research about humans.
For example, says Professor Marshall, understanding how nerve cells function was first pioneered through work on squid.
He added: "We are now returning to these original model systems, both for their own intrinsic interest and also to better understand brain disorders which lead to conditions such as epilepsy".
As such, the scientists believe that learning more about these creatures' primitive eyes and brain could help neuroscien...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EPQRCJIFI
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Flying Squid Species in mid-air, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.
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Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) on the wing at sunset approaching South Georgia Island, Southern Atlantic Ocean. The Wandering Albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the average wingspan being 3.1 metres (10.2 ft). The longest-winged examples verified have been about 3.7 m (12 ft), but probably erroneous reports of as much as 5.3 m (17.5 ft) are known. As a result of its wingspan, it is capable of remaining in the air without beating its wings for several hours at a time (travelling 22 metres for every meter of drop). The length of the body is about 1.35 m (4.4 ft) with females being slightly smaller than males, and they weigh typically from 6 to 12 kg (13-26 lb). Immature birds have been recorded weighing as much as 16.1 kg (35 lb) during their first flights. The plumage varies with age, but adults have white bodies with black and white wings. Males have whiter wings than females with just the tips and trailing edges of the wings black. They feed on squid, small fish and on animal refuse that floats on the sea, eating to such excess at times that they are unable to fly and rest helplessly on the water.
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Anthony Pierce / SplashdownDirect / Rex Features (1193192a)
Flying Squid Species in mid-air, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.
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Flying Squid Species in mid-air, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.
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