Help! Can This Possibly Be A Squid's Egg Mass?

[ida]

hi everyone,

i need some help here. I and my colleagues have always been puzzled what this thing really is. Some insist that it's a jellyfish because reports had it that it can severely sting. However, it doesn't even look like a cnidarian. I searched everything and found that it might be an egg mass of a squid? What do you think? But if so how come it stings?





thanks,

IDA



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[glen]

hi ida and welcome to the squidfish site,



the squid eggs that I have come across look like this (see image in link) -



[url="http://www.seafriends.org.nz/issues/res/gi/f002313t.jpg"]http://www.seafriends.org.nz/issues/res/gi/f002313t.jpg[/url]



where in the world are you located and what types of squid species do you have in your area?



cheers, glen <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />

[mauidiver]

Hi Ida,



Don't know if you got your answer or not, but yes they are eggs from a diamondback squid. Here's a link where you can see for yourself! I saw some again while diving off Molokini in Maui Hawaii (first time was 10 years ago or so). [url="http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Thysanoteuthis_rhombus"]http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Thysanoteuthis_rhombus[/url]

[glen]

thanks for the info mauidiver.



i had a look at that tree of life website and the following pic caught my eye.



[url="http://tolweb.org/tree/ToLimages/ThysanoEmbryo.JPG"]http://tolweb.org/tree/ToLimages/ThysanoEmbryo.JPG[/url]



baby squid!! not sure if cute is the right word but baby squid are certainly very cool! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/moped.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



<img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />