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Large, deep-sea squids tend to be camera shy so if we want to see them we have to get creative... so Dr Thom & I made A Thing and now we're off to Antarctica to see whether anyone comes to take a look! Huge thanks to Pure Ocean for the support; stay tuned! #ProjectESCA

These gorgeous cephalopod cards support a fantastic science cause! art by Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D meg mindlin ALCES (AUT Squid Squad) sam Ian McCourry Magnapinna Archive Sarah Brandenstein, Odin Gassett, Serena Pia Martino, Sophie Schindler megmindlin.com/shop/p/cephalo…

Beautiful wee 'peachy' octopus (O. tetricus) at Kelly Tarlton's Sealife Aquarium. Some regenerating arms but pretty perky overall!

The new camera system Dr Thom and I have rigged up for #ProjectESCA is capturing some cool stuff on its maiden voyage in Antarctica, including this little firework of startled bioluminescence! Pure Ocean Te Papa AUT University

I hope our lure attracts squi... THUNK! #ProjectESCA works! Squid like the lure and a 360 camera means nowhere to hide. Likely a glacial or clubhook #squid, this is 200m in #Antarctica #AntarcticClimateConnections ALCES (AUT Squid Squad) Schmidt Ocean Te Papa Pure Ocean

youtube.com/watch?v=Jr89SH… A feel for #AntarcticClimateConnections and why this project's important.

With our new deep-sea low-light camera on #ProjectESCA, we can see #bioluminescence as well as the animals illuminated by our lights. This might be a 'shrimp spew', a series of blobs of glowing mucous produced as a decoy to give the animal a chance to escape a perceived threat

Close Inkounter! #ProjectESCA gets its next squiddy visitor, a glacial squid (P. glacialis) around 800m. It gifts us a few puffs of ink, then drifts back into the dark Antarctic #deepsea. #antarcticclimateconnections Dr Thom Te Papa Schmidt Ocean Pure Ocean

Ceph street art sighting! Spotted these arms on the side of a building in Ushuaia, Argentina, while out and about with Dr Thom as we prep to take #ProjectESCA to the Antarctic Peninsula next week

Good thing the ones I'm after aren't usually at the beach! Beagle Channel / Tierra del Fuego National Park. (Could I pick up an urchin test or crab moult though?)

We're off! Setting sail for Antarctica to chase some squids with the #ProjectESCA camera system and Dr Thom, thanks to Pure Ocean and Intrepid Travel . Bring me that horizon!

It's happening! ALCES (AUT Squid Squad) and I are out with Intrepid Travel deploying #ProjectESCA in search of the #ColossalSquid. Supported by Pure Ocean, Te Papa and AUT School of Science, we have developed a suitcase-sized light lure and camera system. #deepsea #deepocean #Antarctica

We have arrived at the #7thContinent on our #ColossalSquid quest and are deploying our #ProjectESCA camera from the Ocean Endeavour. A big thanks to those who got ALCES (AUT Squid Squad) and me here: Pure Ocean, Te Papa, AUT School of Science and Intrepid Travel #Antarctica #deepsea

Master Squidcrafter Heather has been at it again. Not sure Intrepid Travel realized just what they were in for by having the #ProjectESCA team aboard--we brought a rather large stowaway! #colossalsquid Dr Thom Pure Ocean Te Papa AUT School of Science

A nice side effect of joining Intrepid Travel is great #scicomm - talks and updates on #ProjectESCA and #colossalsquid. Loving the guest engagement and even #fanart! Last night they were even on the The Deep-Sea Podcast. ALCES (AUT Squid Squad) Pure Ocean Te Papa AUT School of Science

Happy birthday colossal squid! The species was described in 1925 so Dr Thom and I did a centenary episode on The Deep-Sea Podcast - armatusoceanic.com/podcast/056-co… 🦑🎉 Gorgeous artwork courtesy of Gareth, a guest on our recent #Antarctic voyage with Intrepid Travel for #ProjectESCA

A huge thanks to Intrepid Travel for having me and ALCES (AUT Squid Squad) aboard to deploy our #ProjectESCA #squid lure in #Antartica.

Our beloved #Blobfish has been voted the #NZFishoftheYear! Second place went to the #OrangeRoughy, proving people love the #deepsea. Check out our #CoffeeWithAndrew episode about the origin of that iconic image. youtube.com/watch?v=Ilwhhw…

The first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in its natural habitat shows a delicate and graceful animal - far from the "monster" narrative we see all too often. ALCES (AUT Squid Squad) AUT University theconversation.com/a-century-afte…

#ColossalSquid has been filmed in its natural habitat for the first time! Filmed in #Antarctica by Schmidt Ocean, we just had a press conference to share the news. ALCES (AUT Squid Squad) provides the voiceover and context for the video. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo Te Papa Pure Ocean