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Idiosepius paradoxus Eating Hyperiidea | Pygmy Squid

This Idiosepius paradoxus Japanese pygmy squid is consuming a crustacean, perhaps an amphipod of sub-order Hyperiidea. The compound eye of the prey is visible. These small squids immobilize prey with venom, then inject digestive enzymes and consume the liquified contents. They discard the empty exoskeletons when finished.

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Image Size: 7606x5071 / 110.4MB; https://www.photoshelter.com/support/license#rm; https://www.tony-wu.com/contact-tony-wu; Squid Animalia Mollusca Cephalopoda Ideosepida Idiosepiidae Idiosepius paradoxus Northern Pygmy Squid Japanese Pygmy Squid Hime-ika Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Amphipoda Hyperiidea Amphipod Umi-nomi Predation Pacific Japan Yamaguchi Prefecture
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This Idiosepius paradoxus Japanese pygmy squid is consuming a crustacean, perhaps an amphipod of sub-order Hyperiidea. The compound eye of the prey is visible. These small squids immobilize prey with venom, then inject digestive enzymes and consume the liquified contents. They discard the empty exoskeletons when finished.