With squid mating season in full spring, those visiting the beaches might come across squid ‘egg mops’ brought ashore by the tides.

Capitella worms will make their way to the eggs and wrestle inside. Photograph By Jules Jacobs An opalescent squid’s experience of motherhood is almost cruelly brief.

Squid are highly sensitive to changes in water flow, are vulnerable to disease, ... Eco-friendly treatment saves squid eggs from newfound parasite. Story by Science X staff • 3mo.

Hunting is an art form for the squid. These deep-sea creatures evolved to thrive in the darkness and also survive its challenges. In an environment where other fish would be ill-equipped, the ...

"Each female carries 50-60 eggs, and these eggs hatch within three weeks. The average incubation time for the squids is one month, meaning that you have many hundreds of copepods per squid egg ...

While squid eggs in aquaculture are especially vulnerable to infestations like this due to their proximity to one another, the copepods were also found on eggs retrieved from the wild. United front ...