El diablo in da mix
Nightmarish packs of rapacious giant devil squid are hunting off the British Columbia, Canada coast — and as their numbers increase, scientists are worrying about an attack on fish stocks.
Humboldt squid, called diablos rojos or red devils in Mexico, have been known to attack scuba divers and were once a rarity in B.C. waters. But a changing ocean environment has brought them northward, and they may now be permanently establishing themselves off the B.C. coast.
Along the squid’s tentacles are some 2,000 suction cups, each circled with dozens of teeth, to drag food to the razor-sharp beak with which it eats.
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