I knew there’s a flying squid that likes to post memes though
If a squid swimming near the surface is spooked by a predator or a boat, it streamlines into a torpedo shape and fires itself out of the water. At the same time, it splays its eight tentacles into a flat, fan-like pattern in front of its face – some breeds even exude mucus to fill in the spaces, creating a unified, kite-like surface. It also flares a pair of fins near its rear end and – voilà – the squid becomes a living, breathing jet.
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Duh.
I can vouch for this guys experience.
@[email protected] … your squid signal has been shone into the fediverse skyline
Yes indeed! See my response to Viking_Hippie about getting my username. It is due to this awesome fact.
Careful, you’ll summon him
That was my intention
How many tickles does it take to make a squid fly?
I figure it’s got to be about ten tickles
Squids have two tentacles. The rest are arms.
A set of eight arms and two distinctive tentacles surround the mouth
Two tentacles and, if you’re like me, a great big hectocotylus.
That’s right, ladies. You know you want this squid’s hectocotylus getting past your mantle.
I wonder whether @[email protected] knew and based his name on it or it’s just a coincidence 🤔
I did know! One day many years ago (we’re talking 1990s here), I was talking to people on IRC and I said, “you know what would be awesome? If squid could fly.”
And then I looked just for the hell of it and it turns out they can. I’ve been FlyingSquid ever since.
I still think that’s one of the coolest things in nature.
This is an amazing origin story! Loved that you drop IRC. Paints a good picture of how long you’ve had the handle.
I’m old and I’ve been on the internet since the pre-web days. First time I used the internet was when a friend showed me how to use a MUD in the local university computer labs, but I was still a high school freshman, so that would have been 1991-1992, somewhere in there. I remember thinking that this new web thing I saw would never be as good as Gopher. Oops.
I think you’re one of the coolest people in the fediverse … keep flying you crazy squid
Thanks! I feel the same about you!
It’s like a squishy transformer
When the day gets late the Squid dons its little propellers and crosses the heavens squirting the night sky until the cuttlefish of day chases it forever westward.
