A wildlife photographer has shared adorable footage of a tiny stubby squid (Rossia pacifica) toddling along the seafloor in Canadian waters.
“I spotted it during a night dive in Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia – about 18 metres deep, crawling along the silty, sandy ocean floor,” says underwater photographer and videographer Kolin Hansen from Getting Salty, who shared the footage on Instagram.
“You can usually spot them in shallower waters during late winter and occasionally into spring, though they tend to hang out deeper – around 25 to 30 metres – most of the year,” he says.
In the footage, the pretty pink squid moves across the seafloor before appearing to swim away at the end of the clip.
Hansen loves to watch these tiny squid wander about on the seabed. “Stubby squids never fail to make me smile,” he says. “Their curious and slightly clumsy personalities are endlessly entertaining.”
They also have an adorable way of settling down for a nap, says Hansen. He loves watching them tuck themselves in “using two of their arms to gently toss sand over their bodies before settling in to sleep.”
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Image and video credit: Kolin Hansen, Getting Salty – underwater photographer and videographer
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