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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Mollusks ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Kraken' octopus that lived at the time of the dinosaurs was a 62-foot-long apex predator of the ocean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A close inspection of 27 fossil jaws from finned octopuses challenge the longstanding belief that the apex oceanic predators of the Cretaceous were all vertebrates. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VFBjdfV6Ud9qzaukmLzPcJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yohei Utsuki: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Octopus quiz: Are you a sucker for cephalopod science?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This quiz tests what you know about octopus anatomy and behavior. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JfmqQ7BXpPFCHf8yr4iTJe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Hawaiian day octopus (&lt;em&gt;Octopus cyanea&lt;/em&gt;) floats in shallow water. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large rust colored octopus floats next to a white stony reef. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid's huge genome, revealing secrets of the 'living fossil' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The genetic link between squids and octopuses may just be found in the vampire squid genome. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:09:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aVymfSqXuBvTHQCyQzCyBf-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Solvin Zankl/Alamy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have sequenced the genome of &lt;em&gt;t&lt;/em&gt;he vampire squid&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;and discovered its chromosomes still resemble those of squids and cuttlefish, suggesting it has changed very little in millions of years. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis), flaring its arms in the deep sea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Very novel and very puzzling': Unknown species of squid spotted burying itself upside down, pretending to be a plant  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study reveals an unknown species of whiplash squid burying itself upside down in the deep sea — a first-of-its-kind behavior for cephalopods. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:47:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:31:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n7d5UXFJsL8opL3wrEz7Q3-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mejía-Saenz et al. 2025]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First-of-its-kind footage captures bizarre sea creatures flourishing in extreme depths of the ocean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have filmed odd communities of life flourishing deeper in the ocean than ever before. The chemosynthesis-based life-forms get their energy from chemical reactions, powered by gases seeping out of faults on the seafloor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:28:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:43:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2vu9uewYuSPCdwt54Wh2DS-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, CAS (IDSSE, CAS)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A screenshot from a deep-sea submersible video revealing spiky white polychaetes at the bottom of a hadal trench, captured by the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, CAS (IDSSE, CAS)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A screenshot from a deep-sea submersible video revealing spiky white polychaetes at the bottom of a hadal trench, captured by the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, CAS (IDSSE, CAS)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is the blue-ringed octopus so deadly? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The blue-ringed octopus is by far the most venomous octopus. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Octopuses]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elana Spivack ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bx2RSi9iDz4ZD2v9ziTNQU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The small but mighty blue-ringed octopus produces the most potent venom among cephalopods.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up of a blue-ringed octopus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Statistically, that shouldn’t have happened': Something very weird occurred in the ocean after the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Not everything dies in a mass extinction. Sea life recovered in different and surprising ways after the asteroid strike 66 million years ago. Ancient fossils recorded it all. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Extinct species]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stewart Edie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rpEkxmfV6NoqQAsSSvbHyW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Even bivalves looked different during the time of the dinosaurs, as these fossils of an ultra-fortified oyster, left, and armored cockle show.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up of two bivalve fossils]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Haunting blood-red squid with large hooks drifts through Antarctic ocean's midnight zone in world-first video ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have filmed a living Antarctic gonate squid in a world-first sighting deep in the ocean surrounding Antarctica. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:09:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Squids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d4oMWEe3X78hprE85kfN5T-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photo and video by ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers recorded the first-known sighting of a living &lt;em&gt;Gonatus antarcticus &lt;/em&gt;as part of the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Expedition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A still from the first video of a living Antarctic gonate squid swimming deep in the ocean off Antarctica. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scaly-foot snail: The armor-plated hermaphrodite with a giant heart that lives near scalding deep-sea volcanoes and never eats ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which helps them survive in oxygen-poor water in the deep ocean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 19 May 2025 08:49:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gupxCXnF6TwgHfHE7ut4QE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The scaly-foot snail is so tough it has scales made of iron. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A scaly-foot snail on a black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch elusive New Zealand snail lay an egg through a 'genital pore' in its neck ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Very little is known about Powelliphanta augusta, an elusive snail species threatened with extinction. The new footage is the first time their bizarre egg laying behavior has been captured on camera. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 15:42:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 09 May 2025 09:22:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/webp" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c82dwYYYdwuEQVdRoqU4QG-1280-80.webp">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Photo shows an egg hatching out of a &#039;genital pore&#039; in a snail&#039;s neck.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo shows an egg hatching out of a &#039;genital pore&#039; in a snail&#039;s neck.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch cuttlefish 'waving' at each other in what scientists think might be communication ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cuttlefish flash patterns and colors on their skin to communicate, and they may wave their tentacles to send visual and vibrational signals, scientists hypothesize. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Ferrari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eaAdRzVJFB4rZFTSUuydKW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sophie Cohen-Bodenes and Peter Neri]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elusive colossal squid finally caught on camera 100 years after discovery in world 1st footage — and it's tiny ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A colossal squid has been filmed in its natural habitat for the first time ever, a century after it was first identified by scientists. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s3fYJr4XehUEJ8MTaW4ZL6-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Glowing mystery sea slug that feeds like a Venus fly trap captured in deep sea footage for 1st time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Deep-sea researchers have discovered a glowing sea slug with a huge hood that helps the creature feed like a Venus fly trap. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:38:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:52:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/piEM93PAyrdZViS2i73tWF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly described mystery mollusk &lt;em&gt;Bathydevius caudactylus&lt;/em&gt;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ A white sea slug (Bathydevius caudactylus) observed in the water column.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch extremely rare footage of a bigfin squid 'walking' on long, spindly arms deep in the South Pacific ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ While exploring the Tonga Trench in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean, researchers captured extremely rare footage of a Magnapinna squid with arms several times the length of its body. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:30:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oJYxSWiFSJQc27YQeeE7qB-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bigfin squid (&lt;em&gt;Magnapinna&lt;/em&gt;) are the deepest-dwelling species of squid known to science.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screengrab from a video of a bigfin squid at the bottom of the Tonga Trench. The squid&#039;s long arms are outstretched and its fins fanned out.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pacific geoduck: The large, phallic clam that can live longer than 165 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Pacific geoduck is a clam that lives along the shore from Alaska to Mexico, can reach 9 pounds in weight and can outlive humans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lydiacarolinesmith@gmail.com (Lydia Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lydia Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RuEnSU4xUWoMBGWcEkovDB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pacific geoducks are known as a culinary delicacy that can reach up to 9 pounds in weight.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man&#039;s hand holding up a pacific geoduck against a blue sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Never-before-seen vampire squid species discovered in twilight zone of South China Sea ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists discover what appears to be the second known living species of vampire squid swimming in deep water off Hainan island, China. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 08:00:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Pallardy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wBUmiLzsPS3vPT9fvzJHkm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dajun Qiu]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly discovered vampire squid V. pseudoinfernalis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[vampire squid V. pseudoinfernalis on a white background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare video shows elusive deep-sea squid cradling her gigantic, translucent eggs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ While navigating a remotely operated vehicle in the Gulf of California, scientists spotted a brooding squid cradling translucent eggs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:45:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristel Tjandra ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xnvoLxhA6t2ETuLHbTeyoC-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists at MBARI encountered a female squid brooding giant eggs at a depth of more than 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) during an expedition to the Gulf of California. The squid was from an unknown species in the family Gonatidae. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Deep-sea squid brooding its eggs]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elusive 'octopus squid' with world's largest biological lights attacks camera in striking new video ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Watch rare footage of deep sea "octopus squid" reveal its bioluminescent photophores as it attacks an underwater camera. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 13:35:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pSy4y3CPGJAVnTuFRneYvX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The elusive squid species use their large photophores to stun and disorientate prey during an attack.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images;  red squid with two bright green tips at the end of their arms (left), red squid wraps arms around underwater camera (right). ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue dragon: The deadly sea slug that steals venom from its prey ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The blue dragon may be too weak to resist the ocean's current, but it can take on a Portuguese man o'war and even steal its venom. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2024 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mC6GoRaEbNt3BBUSDoUc9K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue dragons are found across the world&#039;s oceans and eat venomous animals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue dragon nudibranch floats near the surface of water with a blurred background of the rock covered floor beneath it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black-eyed squid dragging thousands of eggs like a cape captured in video off Costa Rica ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have filmed one of the only squids known to brood their eggs — the black-eyed squid — swimming with thousands of unhatched offspring suspended from hooks on its arms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 17:05:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gzHC6AuyfLUUDjmWo2djBX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers aboard a Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition spotted a black-eyed squid (Gonatus onyx) carrying thousands of eggs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A squid swims in black waters with thousands of eggs suspended from its arms.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue-ringed octopus, one of the most toxic animals on Earth, bites teen after hiding in shell ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An Australian teenager had a lucky escape after being bitten by an extremely toxic blue-ringed octopus. A toddler also came close to touching the deadly cephalopod. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:58:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9FBZvBc7Z5vbhgNhrnQhMC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Adorable, newfound pygmy squid species named after Japanese forest fairies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two new species of pygmy squid have been discovered off Okinawa and named after mythical creatures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WRTutvUa63EyirFx4xPhBe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Ryukyuan pygmy squid is named after the Kijimuna that are red-haired, childlike creatures who live in banyan trees. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A small squid swims beside a marine plant]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bright yellow sea snail named 'margarita' in honor of late musician Jimmy Buffett ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The margarita sea snail, which shoots out a toxic mucus web to catch prey, was discovered on a coral reef in the Florida Keys and was named after Buffett, who died on Sept. 1. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:42:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kywQNAXDjhuiKtqCL2EPmD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[close up of a new species of yellow snail found in the Florida Keys]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up of a new species of yellow snail found in the Florida Keys]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mangrove leaf slug: The solar-powered mollusk that gobbles up sunlight then goes months without eating ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This frilly slug lives in the mangroves of southeastern Asia and Australia, lounging in shallow pools of water and scraping up algae from which it gains the ability to photosynthesize. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/22srwnEdwqaPWVTn864eAV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mangrove leaf slugs are simultaneous hermaphrodites, meaning they have the sexual organs of both sexes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Profile, top and bottom view of a mangrove leaf slug against a black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Green-banded broodsac: The brain-hijacking parasite that creates disco zombie snails ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/snails/green-banded-broodsac-the-brain-hijacking-parasite-that-creates-disco-zombie-snails</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This parasitic worm crawls into the eyestalks of snails, takes over its brain then pulsates to make the mollusk look like a dancing caterpillar. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Shersby ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q5Qu5FgsS5U9FywYBvhice-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an amber snail with green stripy eyestalks infected with the Green-banded broodsac parasite sitting on a yellow petal ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an amber snail with green stripy eyestalks infected with the Green-banded broodsac parasite sitting on a yellow petal ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch ghostly dumbo octopus swim with its massive 'ears' in rare new footage ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/octopuses/watch-ghostly-dumbo-octopus-swim-with-its-massive-ears-in-rare-new-footage</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ On an expedition in Hawaii, a remote underwater vehicle filmed a dumbo octopus swimming with its ear-like fins near the seafloor. The pale white creature is one of the deepest-dwelling octopuses on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:56:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZUAg2whDybbKsa5RnsKR58-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Footage of a white octopus flapping its fins as it swims]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Footage of a white octopus flapping its fins as it swims]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See extremely rare photos of alien-looking '7-arm octopus' spotted near Washington coast ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/octopuses/see-extremely-rare-photos-of-alien-looking-7-arm-octopus-spotted-near-washington-coast</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The seven-arm octopus, which actually has eight arms, is one of the largest octopus species and is rarely seen by people because it normally dwells in the deep sea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:05:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PSEgDkNk8Pn7aTjdiVTGZP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Eric Askilsrud]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A giant, orange blob-like octopus  swimming in kelp]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A giant, orange blob-like octopus  swimming in kelp]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch elusive, sucker-less squid in rare footage captured off the Galapagos ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/squids/watch-elusive-sucker-less-squid-in-rare-footage-captured-off-the-galapagos</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Footage of the rare squid, Grimalditeuthis bonplandi, was captured for only the 2nd time ever during an expedition to explore hydrothermal vents off the Galapagos Islands. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:56:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U2cP3s4tsUrYhjqqEC82Eg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rare squid, Grimalditeuthis bonplandi, spotted during expedition to Galapagos]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Squid photographed against black background of the deep sea]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch a see-through squid with demon-like eyes swim in Alaska's deep waters ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The see-through cephalopod was spotted by researchers exploring the deep sea surrounding Alaska's Aleutian Islands. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:44:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xiFGNYpAjjzJyC55q6H8iL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Extreme longevity: The secret to living longer may be hiding with nuns... and jellyfish ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/the-secrets-to-extreme-longevity-may-be-hiding-with-nuns-and-jellyfish</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some people live to be well beyond 100. But what genes and environmental factors contribute to such extreme longevity, and what can we learn from other long-lived animals? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:57:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9KBVcUKjEJ5rY6Y4dygPFj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Approximately 573,400 centenarians (people who are at least 100 years old) are alive today.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An elderly woman celebrates her 100th birthday with a cake. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue-ringed octopus, one of the most toxic animals on Earth, bites woman multiple times ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/blue-ringed-octopus-one-of-the-most-toxic-animals-on-earth-bites-woman-multiple-times</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An unnamed woman was bitten twice by a blue-ringed octopus, which contains one of the most dangerous neurotoxins on the planet, but she escaped relatively unharmed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:12:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WfpsHvmJSw2YUAGCE2VKNT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[James Reynolds]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A toxic blue-ringed octopus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A toxic blue-ringed octopus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diver captures stunning photos of rare 8-foot giant squid ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/swimming-with-giant-squid-japan</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Diver Yosuke Tanaka swam with a giant squid in the Sea of Japan near Toyooka City in Hyogo Prefecture. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TwGC8pUQNKeD7DfyDntcJT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dive Resort T-Style (www.takeno-diving.com)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A giant squid swims slowly in the coastal waters of the Sea of Japan. The squid is mottled red and white with its skin peeling.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The giant squid swims among seaweed near the surface of the Sea of Japan. The squid was likely two to three years old.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the largest squid in the world? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/what-is-largest-squid</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are two contenders for the world's largest squid, and both are giants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zxTyUnGEo7vV5oaEikTyk4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A giant squid (Architeuthis dux) lies on Newport Beach, California on Jan. 19, 2005 after it washed ashore for unknown reasons.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A giant squid  lies on Newport Beach, California with the sun behind]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant squid corpse with half-eaten tentacles stuns tourists on New Zealand beach ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/giant-squid-new-zealand-beach</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A dead giant squid has washed up on a beach at a nature reserve in New Zealand. A group of tourists was lucky enough to see the body up close. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:32:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vNUi4vZxWoFFJBmmZJuEJT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Anton Donaldson]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A half-buried giant squid on the beach at Farewell Spit nature reserve in New Zealand.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A half-buried giant squid on the beach at Farewell Spit nature reserve in New Zealand.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant 'kraken' carcass with dinner plate-size eyes washes ashore in South Africa ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/giant-squid-cape-town-beach</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A huge giant squid carcass cropped up in Cape Town. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:58:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cySEkGQb7qe6L2PNQALSzm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Beachgoers came across the giant squid in the early morning on Tuesday.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[carcass of giant squid strewn between large rocks on a beach]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How do oysters make pearls? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/32289-how-do-oysters-make-pearls.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's the science behind how oysters make pearls, and how they were valued historically. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8fbh5qtfKcMy9h6KzxRYUk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pearls are the gemstones of the ocean and can be found inside mollusks. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pearls inside a shell on the beach.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deep-sea squid mom carries dazzling pearl-like string of eggs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new video captured by a remotely operated vehicle off the California coast shows a female deep-sea squid carrying hundreds of eggs in a gelatinous string. It is only the second time this unusual behavior has ever been seen in this species. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P2camTBFGnGm5U7sqYg9UW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How do octopuses change color? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Octopuses are one of the most successful camouflaging animals in the world. But exactly how they pull off their rapid, high-resolution color changes is still a mystery. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 13:32:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:40:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XSpfpQELqAr9KUDBWghcca-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant squid that washed up on a South African beach was 'incredible to see' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/giant-squid-washes-ashore-south-africa</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Residents of Kommetjie, South Africa were treated to a rare sight this weekend: a giant squid measuring 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) long. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:40:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/grKzHxfWx5FTfAZGuxJ8QZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Giant squids live in the deep ocean, and rarely wash up on beaches.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Giant squids live in the deep ocean, and rarely wash up on beaches.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weird-eyed strawberry squid spotted in 'twilight zone' off California's coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers got video footage of a bright red strawberry squid in the ocean's twilight zone off the coast of California. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:25:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GLHFdWzossjVFz4PbjEYNm-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The ROV Doc Ricketts got video footage of a strawberry squid (Histioteuthis heteropsis) in Monterey Canyon off the coast of California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The ROV Doc Ricketts took video footage of a strawberry squid (Histioteuthis heteropsis) in Monterey Canyon off the coast of California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient 10-armed vampire squid relative named for Joe Biden ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/fossil-relative-octopus-vampire-squid</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 328 million-year-old cephalopod may be the oldest in a group related to octopuses and vampire squids. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QX3G5TVVXFrCXs4seM55pe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the 328 million-year-old vampyropod named after President Joe Biden (Syllipsimopodi bideni).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the 328 million-year-old vampyropod named after President Joe Biden (Syllipsimopodi bideni).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's deepest-dwelling squid spotted 20,000 feet under the sea ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/worlds-deepest-squid-philippine-trench</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists spotted the world's deepest-dwelling squid 20,000 feet below the Philippine Sea while hunting for a lost WWII battleship. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:16:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wtqc5QDy6cuMWtXp8U6uTR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bigfin squid that study co-author Alan Jamieson observed more than 16,000 feet underwater in 2014. Jamieson and his colleagues found the same species swimming thousands of feet deeper in 2021. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bigfin squid that study co-author Alan Jamieson observed more than 16,000 feet underwater in 2014. Jamieson and his colleagues found the same species swimming thousands of feet deeper in 2021. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eerie video captures elusive, alien-like squid gliding in the Gulf of Mexico ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/bigfin-squid-spotted-on-noaa-expedition-video</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The bigfin squid has a ghostly pale appearance and long, spindly tentacles. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:35:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fNHxrj3invPyHG927YPs7A-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bigfin squid swims in the deep sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bigfin squid swims in the deep sea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant purpleblack flying squid photobombs crew investigating shipwreck ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A team mapping the seafloor in the northern Red Sea unexpectedly spotted a purpleback flying squid near a previously unknown shipwreck. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:32:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ixhUQwymG86ToNbHnHY7HX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis) that swam past the ROV investigating the shipwreck in the Gulf of Aqaba.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis) that swam past the ROV investigating the shipwreck in the Gulf of Aqaba.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant snails that were eating Florida homes finally eradicated … again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Florida plays the unfortunate host to many invasive critters, from lionfish to Burmese pythons, but last week, officials announced that they had successfully eliminated a particularly slimy invader from the state: the formidable giant African land snail. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 12:18:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:36:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hgYcuzDPSWAmgFKKAHEHM5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[several giant african land snails in green grass; two are mating in the foreground]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[several giant african land snails in green grass; two are mating in the foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant squid: The real-life ocean Kraken ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/giant-squid.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giant squid are mysterious deep-sea predators that are rarely seen by humans. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/46kJwn5dMWcQEV43Xptr75-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An injured giant squid floating in the water having likely been attacked by a sperm whale. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of an injured giant squid floating in the water having likely been attacked by a sperm whale. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's most elusive giant squid could be monogamous, female corpse hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A female giant squid caught off the coast of Japan mated with a single male in her lifetime, a surprising finding given what little is known about these creatures' reproduction. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NETrt8aCdSWbVnGY4FTif4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A female giant squid caught in a net off Kyoto had dozens of sperm packets from a single male embedded in her muscles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A female giant squid caught in a net off Kyoto had dozens of sperm packets from a single male embedded in her muscles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Glow-in-the-dark baby squid and tardigrades to be blasted into space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists hope to identify the genes that the animals use to adapt to extreme environments. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 17:41:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:18:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UtkRwZCAyjp7sTjqLtyyh3-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Baby bobtail squid just hours after hatching.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Baby bobtail squid just hours after hatching.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bizarre, polka-dotted blob washes ashore in North Carolina ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A weird polka-dotted blob that washed ashore in North Carolina has finally been identified. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 18:20:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:18:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cZb9hkGoo63TBnxq67k2nS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The mysterious polka-dotted blob in a photo taken on Shackleford Banks, a barrier island in Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina, on Dec. 31, 2020.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The mysterious polka-dotted blob in a photo taken on Shackleford Banks, a barrier island in Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina, on Dec. 31, 2020.  ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How scientists caught footage of 'the kraken' after centuries of searching ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study looks at how scientists captured the world's first (and second) recordings of a giant squid in its natural habitat. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:27:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:21:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QGnMActEmim7mLAVJoPwtc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Screengrab of video courtesy of Edie Widder and Nathan Robinson]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Eight long elegant legs unfurl as the squid inspects the e-jelly in the Gulf of Mexico.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Eight long elegant legs unfurl as the squid inspects the e-jelly in the Gulf of Mexico.]]></media:text>
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