dumpling squid

Hiding beneath sand during the day, these amazing little squid feed at night on small crustaceans caught with long sticky tentacles. To avoid detection against moonlit backgrounds, these squid produce a low level of light under their body that provides them with a form of counter-illumination.

Phylum: Mollusca	Class: Cephalopoda	Species: Euprymna tasmanica
Hiding beneath sand during the day, these amazing little squid feed at night on small crustaceans caught with long sticky tentacles. To avoid detection against moonlit backgrounds, these squid produce a low level of light under their body that provides them with a form of counter-illumination.