Squid egg casings. Each casing housings hundreds of tiny squid eggs. After the female squid has planted her egg casings to the sandy bottom, she will die.
Species: Common squid, Loligo opalescens
Image ID: 14931
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Common squid, Loligo opalescens
Image ID: 14931
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animal, cephalopod, common squid, creature, invertebrate, loligo opalescens, marine invertebrate, marine invertebrate behavior, market squid, mollusk, nature, ocean, reproduction mating, squid, underwater, wildlife
Categories:
- Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Marine Invertebrate Behavior > Reproduction / Mating
- Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Mollusk > Cephalopod > Squid
- Subject > Technique > Captivity > Aquarium
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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