These squids can fly... no, really - Robert Siddall

Dive into the incredible flying capabilities of squids, and how they use flight as a survival tactic.

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In 1947, explorers noticed a strange phenomenon while crossing the Pacific Ocean. Somehow, small squid known to live deep beneath the waves kept appearing on the roof of their boat. The crew was mystified— until they saw the squids soaring above the sea for roughly 50 meters. How and why do these marine creatures take to the sky? Robert Siddall explores the high-flying capabilities of cephalopods.

Lesson by Robert Siddall, directed by Matt Reynolds.

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[fredyang]

Imagine being a captain on a very fast ship and just seeing a FRICKING SQUID FLYING AT THE SAME SPEED THAT THE BOAT IS GOING

[thatguypaul]

“A squids typical flight trajectory” I never thought I would hear that

[speedyduckling]

"It's a bird!"
"It's a plane!"
"It's a squid."

[grey]

"And they sailed half the length of a football field! I swear!"
"Wow! What's a football field?!"

[The_Andy_H]

Of course squids can fly, that's how they reached planet earth.

[jefersondelossantos]

I love how the title has to clarify that it isn't kidding and the squids can in fact, fly.

[arandomhewo]

Sailor: *just doing his thing*
Squid: hey man how ya doing

[sephirothjc]

Things that probably freaked out the people who saw them for the first time:
Talking parrots
Flying squids/fish
Jumping beans

Things that still freak out the people who see them:
Flying cockroaches

[Abhinay_Limbu]

The artist was very vivid about the squid eyes -> 4:32

[anurag_verma_youtube]

Squid: We skipped land unlike birds lol

[albertamalachi]

Forget Eagles, Frodo should've flown with the Squids into Mordor.

[FinancialShinanigan]

Meanwhile that "flying" fish is just falling with style

[yoshikagekira]

Ocean predator: corners sea squid
Sea squid : I believe I can fly.

[bloo_too]

We finally discovered that squids in Minecraft are not glitching, just flying around

[arandomwalrus]

The animation on this is stunning and hilarious to just look at

[supercannonball]

"Earth got some weird sh*t growing on it" - Charles Darwin probably

[husein]

02:00AM
me: time to sleep
TED: "These squids can fly"
me: OK

[ceryshembury]

If schools taught like TedEd does, kids would love it lol

[ItsBrianBABY]

Whoever animated this needs their own show
Also are you telling me that when squids fly its almost the equivalency of Dogs getting the Zoomies??

[iluvblackeyedpeas]

Lol “it’s like a car, it goes 0-60 in 1 second.”
Tesla and dodge have been quiet since they saw this. 😂